Alzheimer's disease is known to affect the elderly, and one would never expect a teenage individual to develop the neurodegenerative condition. However, this extremely rare case happened in China, and the researchers are yet to understand its underlying cause.
In 2023, a Chinese memory clinic diagnosed a 19-year-old with Alzheimer's disease, making him the world's youngest-ever Alzheimer's patient. The teenage boy started experiencing memory issues at 17 and with time his cognitive health deteriorated, so much so that he couldn't even complete his high school.
