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Burt, Diana B.; Loveland, Katherine A.; Primeaux-Hart, Sharon; Chen, Yuan-Who; Phillips, Nathalie Breen; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1998
This report describes the status of 70 adults (ages 22 to 60 at the longitudinal study's beginning) with Down syndrome who are being followed for signs of dementia. After 10 years, 12 met all criteria for dementia, 40 met subsets of criteria, and 18 met no criteria. Information is provided on choice and revision of instruments and dementia…
Descriptors: Adults, Alzheimers Disease, Clinical Diagnosis, Downs Syndrome
