Familial Danish dementia (medical condition): A rare inherited form of dementia caused by the deposit of abnormal substances in the brain, spinal cord and retina and the degeneration of brain tissue. Deafness and cataracts usually started in the 20's with severe deafness occurring by the age of 45. Movement problems usually started after the age of 40 with death occurring in the 5th or 6th decade.
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Dementia, familial Danish:
»Introduction: Dementia, familial Danish
»Symptoms of Dementia, familial Danish
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Familial Danish dementia:
Familial Danish dementia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Familial Danish dementia, or a subtype of Familial Danish dementia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Familial Danish dementia: Another name for Dementia, familial Danish (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Dementia, familial Danish
»Symptoms of Dementia, familial Danish
Some of the symptoms of Familial Danish dementia incude:
See full list of 8 symptoms of Familial Danish dementia (Dementia, familial Danish)
Source: Diseases Database
Source - NIH
Source: Diseases Database
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