Mixed dementia life expectancy varies widely from person to person. How long you live may depend on things like what caused your dementia, how old you were when you were diagnosed, and if you have ...

Dear Carol: My mother was diagnosed with mixed dementia (vascular dementia along with Alzheimer's) at age 67. She's now 75, and the doctor says she's in Alzheimer's Stage 7. She's had two strokes ...

Researchers have developed a simple tool that shows the survival probability of a person with dementia disease over three years, with the hopes this will facilitate dialogue with the most seriously ...

They found that dementia reduced life expectancy by about 2 years based on a diagnosis at age 85, 3 to 4 years with a diagnosis at age 80, and up to 13 years with a diagnosis at age 65. Additionally, ...

The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from 9 years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for women and from 6.5 to just over 2 years, respectively, in men, finds a ...

The study observed that when diagnosed with dementia at the age of 65, a person’s 13 years of life was cut, but when ...

Patients who also have Type 2 diabetes may be advised to reduce or discontinue insulin, said senior author Sei Lee, MD, professor in the Division of Geriatrics at UCSF and senior scholar for the of ...

Scientists are hoping a new tool may help provide dementia patients with a clearer picture on life expectancy, allowing their families and doctors to plan the necessary care. The incurable disease ...

The study observed that when diagnosed with dementia at the age of 65, a person’s 13 years of life was cut, but when diagnosed at the age of 85, their life expectancy was cut down by only two years.