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Dementia kills children at the same rate as cancer. Here's why.
Season 5 · Episode 221

Dementia kills children at the same rate as cancer. Here's why.

The Briefing · LiSTNR

May 13, 202413m 37s

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Show Notes

Childhood and dementia aren’t two words you’d expect to hear together, but children are dying from this disease at the same rate as they are dying from cancer.  One in every 2,900 children are born with childhood dementia, a progressive disease that is caused by rare neurodegenerative genetic disorders  

It’s a heart-breaking condition that has historically received little attention and research hours. In this episode of The Briefing Antoinette chats to Meg Maack, Director and CEO of the Childhood Dementia Initiative, about what a new grant will mean for those suffering and their families.

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