The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from about two to nine years, finds a systematic review of the latest evidence published in The BMJ medical journal on Jan 8 ...

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive condition. The average life expectancy is around 5 to 8 years following a diagnosis, but it can be up to 20 years. There is no cure for LBD, but treatment ...

Cases of dementia are increasing due to longer life expectancy of the world population. Physicians should be able to recognize common dementia syndromes. After excluding reversible causes of ...

Researchers discovered that for each additional year of education, a patient's life expectancy after a dementia diagnosis decreases by 0.2 years, or approximately 2.5 months. This means that ...