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How to Distinguish Early Onset Alzheimer s From Normal Alzheimer s Disease By Dick Harkes | Submitted On August 26, 2011 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest What Is Early Onset Alzheimers If someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer s Disease before the age of 65, we speak of Early Onset Alzheimer s. It is an exceptional appearance of the disease: less than five percent of all Alzheimer s Disease patients suffer from this type. Probably it is†¦show more content†¦Other Feelings As said before the person with Early Onset Alzheimer s mostly still has an active social life and job. Until the diagnosis they usually are physically more fit and active. This often makes them react differently to the diagnosis and disease resulting in them feeling more likely powerless, frustrated and depressed. More Microscopic Changes In The Brain Some experts believe that younger brains need to suffer more damage before the person starts to show symptoms. That could be the reason of the younger people tending to have more of the microscopic changes found in the brains of people with Alzheimer s disease. These changes include twisted nerve cell fibers, known as neurofibrillary tangles, and a sticky protein called beta amyloid, which forms structures called plaques. Hereditary Disorder In many cases Early Onset Alzheimer s Disease appears to be linked with a genetic defect on chromosome 14. This link is not connected with late starting type of Alzheimer s. Myoclonic Twitches Myoclonus - Muscle Twitching (is brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or a group of muscles) and also signs of spasms - are more generally seen in the early beginning of Alzheimer s disease than in late-onset Alzheimer s Disease. Early Onset Alzheimers Possibly a Hereditary Disorder Early Onset Alzheimer s is also