Health comorbidities and cognitive abilities across the lifespan in Down syndrome

Health comorbidities and cognitive abilities across the lifespan in Down syndrome

Abstract Background Down syndrome (DS) is associated with variable intellectual disability and multiple health and psychiatric comorbidities. The impact of such comorbidities on cognitive outcomes is unknown. We aimed to describe patterns of physical health and psychiatric comorbidity prevalence, an...

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Main Authors: Carla M. Startin, Hana D’Souza, George Ball, Sarah Hamburg, Rosalyn Hithersay, Kate M. O. Hughes, Esha Massand, Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Michael S. C. Thomas, LonDownS Consortium, Andre Strydom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Subjects:
Down syndrome
Intellectual disability
Health comorbidities
Psychiatric comorbidities
Receptive language ability
Cognitive outcomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-019-9306-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-019-9306-9

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