Kim Hemsley

Aug 20, 2024 | mdpi.com | Amy Green |Evangeline C Cowell |Laura Carr |Kim Hemsley

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Apr 29, 2024 | sciencealert.com | Kim Hemsley

"Childhood" and "dementia" are two words we wish we didn't have to use together. But sadly, around 1,400 Australian children and young people live with currently untreatable childhood dementia. Broadly speaking, childhood dementia is caused by any one of more than 100 rare genetic disorders. Although the causes differ from dementia acquired later in life, the progressive nature of the illness is the same.