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Epilepsy Associated with Increased Risk of Dementia Before Age 65

People with epilepsy may be more likely to develop young-onset dementia than people without epilepsy, according to a study published October 14, 2026, in Neurology(r), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Young-onset dementia, sometimes called early-onset dementia, develops before age 65. The study does not prove that epilepsy is a direct cause of young-onset dementia; it only shows an association.

October 14, 2026


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