Prevalence of Dementia in Adults with and without Down Syndrome.

Zigman, Warren B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ518025

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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ISSN: ISSN-0895-8017

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Prevalence of Dementia in Adults with and without Down Syndrome.

Zigman, Warren B.; And Others

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v100 n4 p403-12 Jan 1996

Comparison of adults with mental retardation either with or without Down syndrome and under or over 50 years of age found a significantly higher rate of dementia only in Down syndrome subjects over 50. However, the observed incidence based on functional findings was substantially below the presumed 100% prevalence of neuropathological markers of Alzheimer disease. (DB)

Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Alzheimers Disease, Daily Living Skills, Downs Syndrome, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Neurology, Older Adults, Pathology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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