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Direct linkKrinsky-McHale, Sharon J.; Devenny, Darlynne A.; Gu, Hong; Jenkins, Edmund C.; Kittler, Phyllis; Murty, Vundavalli V.; Schupf, Nicole; Scotto, Luigi; Tycko, Benjamin; Urv, Tiina K.; Ye, Lingling; Zigman, Warren B.; Silverman, Wayne – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2008
The authors present a case study of a 70-year-old man with Down syndrome ("Mr. C.") who they followed for 16 years and who does not exhibit declines in cognitive or functional capacities indicative of dementia, despite having well-documented, complete trisomy 21. The authors describe the age-associated changes that occurred over 16 years as well…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Down Syndrome, Aging (Individuals)
Zigman, Warren B.; Lott, Ira T. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
Down syndrome (DS) is characterized by increased mortality rates, both during early and later stages of life, and age-specific mortality risk remains higher in adults with DS compared with the overall population of people with mental retardation and with typically developing populations. Causes of increased mortality rates early in life are…
Descriptors: Heart Disorders, Alzheimers Disease, Mortality Rate, Down Syndrome
