Archive · 11 Jan 2026
UK's Youngest Dementia Sufferer Dies at 24
A young man named Andre Yarham from England was very sick with a disease called dementia.
Normally, dementia affects older people, but Andre got it when he was just 22 years old.
His brain looked like it was much older, like a 70-year-old's brain.
This type of dementia, called frontotemporal dementia, affects how people behave and talk.
Andre's family donated his brain to scientists so they can study it and learn more about this disease.
This might help other people in the future.
Dementia is very complicated, and scientists are still trying to understand it better.
Andre's story shows that dementia can happen to young people too, and it's important to keep studying it.
Andre Yarham, from Norfolk, England, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia at age 22 and passed away at 24, making him the UK's youngest known dementia sufferer.
His brain resembled that of a 70-year-old due to significant neuron loss, but this was not typical aging; it was due to the aggressive nature of the disease.
Frontotemporal dementia affects personality, behavior, and language, and can have a strong genetic component, causing proteins to clump in brain cells.
Yarham's family donated his brain to research, which could help scientists understand the disease better and potentially develop treatments.
Dementia is not just a disease of old age, and early-onset cases like Yarham's highlight the need for continued investment in brain research.
- Who
- Andre Yarham, a 24-year-old man from Norfolk, England
- What
- Died from frontotemporal dementia, the youngest known dementia sufferer in the UK
- When
- Recently, exact date not specified
- Where
- Norfolk, England
- Why
- Frontotemporal dementia, a rare form of dementia with a strong genetic component, caused by protein clumping in brain cells
- Name
- Andre Yarham
- Age at Diagnosis
- 22
- Age at Death
- 24
- Dementia Type
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Brain Resemblance
- 70-year-old
- Brain Donation
- Yes
- Dementia Cause
- Genetic mutation