Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia at 95: What to know about the condition in the ‘oldest old’
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Rosalynn Carter, 95, wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has been diagnosed with dementia. Diagnosis and risk factors are very different for people in their 90s, a doctor explains.
Among adults age 65 and older, 10% of them have dementia and 22% have mild cognitive impairment, found a 2022 Columbia University study published in the journal JAMA Neurology. Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
Among people between 65 and 69, 3% are diagnosed with the condition. Dementia rates spike to 35% for people age 90 and older, per the study’s findings.
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