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Incidence and Prevalence of Dementia in Elderly Adults with Mental Retardation without Down Syndrome
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Direct linkZigman, Warren B.; Schupf, Nicole; Devenny, Darlynne A.; Miezejeski, Charles; Ryan, Robert; Urv, Tiina K.; Schubert, Romaine; Silverman, Wayne – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2004
Rates of dementia in adults with mental retardation without Down syndrome were equivalent to or lower than would be expected compared to general population rates, whereas prevalence rates of other chronic health concerns varied as a function of condition. Given that individual differences in vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease have been…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Incidence, Alzheimers Disease, Older Adults
