We think that a condition like dementia is a problem of the old and ailing but even young people in their 40s and 50s can suffer from this condition. When dementia strikes early that is before the age of 60 it is termed as early on-set dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia in younger people and may affect around a third of younger people with dementia. However this kind of Alzheimer’s is different from what older people suffer from and is called atypical Alzheimer’s disease. In atypical Alzheimer’s (early on-set dementia) the first symptoms are not