Behavioural Excesses and Deficits Associated with Dementia in Adults who have Down Syndrome
β Scribed by Chris Oliver; Sunny Kalsy; Sharna McQuillan; Scott Hall
- Book ID
- 111099603
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 129 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1360-2322
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## Abstract ## Objectives The study examined the hypothesis that a functional relationship exists between social environmental events and behavioral excesses in individuals with Down syndrome and dementia. ## Design A caseβseries design was employed (__n__β=β4) using an direct observationβbased
End-stage dementia in adults with Down syndrome has not been fully investigated. Available information, 6 months prior to death, for 20 adults with Down syndrome who had died with Alzheimer's disease was reviewed. A terminal stage of severe intellectual deterioration, marked personality and mood cha