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I am a 23 year old male who has just started his first job as a graduate engineer. however, for the past 9 months i feel like my memory has slightly started to deteriorate. can a young man in my age have dementia? my grandfather was diagnosed lately
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Memory issue: It is very unlikely that you have dementia or any organic brain disease causing a loss of memory. Most likely you are stressed by your new job which causes you not to sleep well which is causing your memory issues. See your primary care doctor
Answered 12/2/2019
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