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Palmer, Glen A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
This study examined the use of neuropsychological tests to assist in the differential diagnosis of dementia among persons with mental retardation. The author compared performances of persons with mental retardation and dementia ("n" = 10) to persons with mental retardation without dementia ("n" = 12). Participants were matched by IQ (mild or…
Descriptors: Neuropsychology, Mental Retardation, Dementia, Psychological Testing
Pueschel, Siegfried M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
Since previous investigations reported improvements in cognition of patients with dementia after acetyl-L-carnitine therapy and since there is an increased risk for persons with Down syndrome to develop Alzheimer disease, this study was designed to investigate the effect of acetyl-L-carnitine administration on neurological, intellectual, and…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Alzheimers Disease, Adults, Psychological Testing