Age-related changes of adaptive and neuropsychological features in persons with down syndrome

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Ghezzo, Alessandro ^a,b   Salvioli, Stefano ^a   Solimando, Maria Caterina ^a   Palmieri, Alice ^a   Chiostergi, Chiara ^c   Scurti, Maria ^a   Lomartire, Laura ^a   Bedetti, Federica ^a   Cocchi, Guido ^a   Follo, Daniela ^d   Pipitone, Emanuela ^e   Rovatti, Paolo ^f   Zamberletti, Jessica ^f   Gomiero, Tiziano ^g   Castellani, Gastone ^a   Franceschi, Claudio ^a,h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b National Association Famiglie di Persone con Disabilita Affettiva e o Relazionale ANFFAS Onlus   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^d CEPS Centro Emiliano Studi Sociali Per la Trisomia 21   (Italy)

^e Azienda USL di Bologna   (Italy)

^f Operative Unit of Neonatology Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences University of Bologna ^*  (Italy)

^g Project DAD (Down Alzheimer Dementia) Assoc Naz Famiglie di Persone Con Disabilita Affettiva e o Relazionale (ANFFAS) Trentino Onlus   (Italy)

^h IRCCS ISTITUTO DELLE SCIENZE NEUROLOGICHE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

ⁱ CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DOWN SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84913587686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113111     Document Type: Article

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