According to alzheimers.gov, folks with the below are more likely to get Alzheimer’s:
- Upper Age– the older someone gets, drastically increases the risk.
- Genetics– if someone had an older family member with the disease, they are of course at a greater risk than someone without many relatives with it. You can look at your family tree and find out who had Alzheimer’s.
- Medical histories– folks with Down syndrome, other developmental disorders, repeated concussions and traumatic bran injuries are known to have a higher risk.
If someone is in all three of the above categories, they may be in the greatest risk, but alzheimers.gov goes on to say the below:
“Being at higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease does not necessarily mean that you will develop the disease.”
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