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What is the youngest person to have giant cell arteritis?

While giant cell arteritis (GCA) overwhelmingly affects people over 50, rare documented cases exist in much younger individuals. A 2006 case study reported on one of the youngest documented patients with a classic, biopsy-proven presentation, challenging assumptions about what is the youngest person to have giant cell arteritis.

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What's the youngest person to ever have dementia?: A Landmark Medical Case

In a 2023 case study, a 19-year-old male from China was diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's disease, marking him as the youngest person to ever have dementia of this type reported in medical literature. This extraordinary and puzzling case challenges conventional understanding of the disease, which is typically associated with older age.

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