Alzheimer's disease is strongly correlated with age, mainly affecting people over 50 years. The estimated life for patients is between 2 and 15 years.
Alzheimer Europe estimates the number of citizens with dementia in 7.3 million. For Portugal, this figure is estimated at over 90,000. With an aging population in the member states of European Union experts predict a doubling of these values \u200b\u200bin Western Europe in 2040 and may reach three times in Eastern Europe. Every year, 1.4 million Europeans develop dementia, which means that every 24 seconds a new case is diagnosed.
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