More than half of people with dementia worldwide are never diagnosed. And for those who are, it often comes too late to improve their prognosis. According to one study, one in three patients died ...

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

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Many elderly people and their caregivers don’t know a doctor has diagnosed them with dementia. More than three-quarters of patients with dementia were ...