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by bsbechtel 2996 days ago
Anecdotal evidence in my grandmother's family indicates yes. 7 brothers and sisters, and all women who had children in the family developed dementia late in life.
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perhaps there was a genetic factor here?
It's entirely possible, but it didn't go unnoticed that the women of the family who didn't have kids didn't develop dementia, and those who did have kids did end up with it later in life.