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McPaul, Ann; Walker, Brigid; Law, Jim; McKenzie, Karen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Neuropsychological tests of memory are believed to offer the greatest sensitivity at identifying people at the risk of developing dementia. There is a paucity of standardized and appropriate neuropsychological assessments of memory for adults with an intellectual disability. This study examines how adults with an intellectual…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Visual Perception, Correlation
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Prasher, V. P.; Airuehia, E.; Carey, M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second commonest cause of dementia in the general population. Several researches have established an association between Down syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer's disease. Very few studies have however showed such an association between dementia with Lewy bodies and Down syndrome. The occurrence of DLB in persons…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Down Syndrome, Patients, Correlation
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Carr, Janet – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: A population sample of people with Down Syndrome, repeatedly studied since infancy, has now been followed up at the age of 45 years. The paper is intended to give an overview of their abilities, as represented by the results of psychological tests, over their life span to date. Methods: As at all previous occasions from age 30 onwards,…
Descriptors: Dementia, Down Syndrome, Memory, Academic Ability