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Rise In New Cases Of Alzheimer's And Dementia, Even In The 'Oldest Old'

Featured on: Medical News Today
Publication date: Jul 14, 2009

According to a report by the Alzheimer's Association presented at the 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Vienna, the incidence of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia is on the rise among people older than 90 years, contradicting earlier studies that indicated the rate of dementia plateaus at 90.

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