Screening of dementia indicating signs in adults with intellectual disabilities |
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Author: | Arvio, Maria1,2,3,4; Bjelogrlic-Laakso, Nina5 |
Organizations: |
1Department of Neurology, Päijät-Häme Joint Municipal Authority, Hämeenlinna, Finland 2Clinical Genetics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland 3PEDEGO, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
4Southwest Special Care Municipal Authority, Paimio, Finland
5Special Services for Developmentally Disabled, Pitkäniemi, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland |
Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.3 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2022022420736 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
John Wiley & Sons,
2021
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Publish Date: | 2022-02-24 |
Description: |
AbstractBackground : In intellectual disability, the cognitive delay is observed during developmental age, whereas in dementia, cognitive decline occurs during post-developmental period. So far, the risk of dementia in people with intellectual disability, excluding those with Down syndrome, is poorly known. Method: We screened dementia signs in a study group of 230 adults (34–80 years of age) with the help of the British Present Psychiatric State—Learning Disabilities assessment. Results: Of the study members, 42% showed two or more signs. The overall frequency of symptoms did not differ between age groups. The number of individuals with a genetic syndrome or disease manifesting with a shortened lifespan was greater in the younger age groups when compared to the older age groups. Conclusion: People with an intellectual disability represent numerous rare syndromes with comorbidities. It seems that dementia signs may affect any age groups of adults with intellectual disability. see all
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Series: |
Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities |
ISSN: | 1360-2322 |
ISSN-E: | 1468-3148 |
ISSN-L: | 1360-2322 |
Volume: | 34 |
Issue: | 6 |
Pages: | 1463 - 1467 |
DOI: | 10.1111/jar.12888 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1111/jar.12888 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
3124 Neurology and psychiatry |
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Copyright information: |
© 2021 The Authors. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |