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Often referred to as “childhood Alzheimer’s,” Niemann-Pick disease, type C affects children and can cause extreme memory loss. Seven-year old Mitchell Harrower is one of 500 in the world diagnosed with this disease where memory becomes increasingly and rapidly less and less.
Mitchell’s story , written by Grant McArthur, appears in Australia’s Hearld Sun.
Tags: Alzheimers, Alzheimers+Disease, childhood+Alzheimers, Niemann+Pick+DiseaseEncouraging Alzheimer's caregivers from someone who's been there.
Written by Mary Emma Allen [email] for b5media.
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1 opinion for Although Rare, Children Develop Alzheimer’s
Goji Juice Guy
Nov 17, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Wow, that’s powerful. 500 kids? I can’t imagine what it must be like to take care of a child suffering form memory loss.
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