Incidence and Prevalence of Dementia in Elderly Adults with Mental Retardation without Down Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Zigman, Warren B.; Schupf, Nicole; Devenny, Darlynne A.; Miezejeski, Charles; Ryan, Robert; Urv, Tiina K.; Schubert, Romaine; Silverman, Wayne
Titel	Incidence and Prevalence of Dementia in Elderly Adults with Mental Retardation without Down Syndrome
Quelle	In: American Journal on Mental Retardation, 109 (2004) 2, S.126-141 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-8017
Schlagwörter	Down Syndrome; Incidence; Alzheimers Disease; Older Adults; Individual Differences; At Risk Persons; Dementia; Mental Retardation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Vorkommen; Älterer Erwachsener; Individueller Unterschied; Risikogruppe; Demenz; Geistige Behinderung
Abstract	Rates of dementia in adults with mental retardation without Down syndrome were equivalent to or lower than would be expected compared to general population rates, whereas prevalence rates of other chronic health concerns varied as a function of condition. Given that individual differences in vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease have been hypothesized to be due to variation in cognitive reserve, adults with mental retardation, who have long-standing intellectual and cognitive impairments, should be at increased risk. This suggests that factors determining intelligence may have little or no direct relationship to risk for dementia and that dementia risk for individuals with mental retardation will be comparable to that of adults without mental retardation unless predisposing risk factors for dementia are also present. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10