Associations between medical history, cognition, and behavior in youth with down syndrome: A report from the down syndrome cognition project

Associations between medical history, cognition, and behavior in youth with down syndrome: A report from the down syndrome cognition project

The cause of the high degree of variability in cognition and behavior among individuals with Down syndrome (DS) is unknown. We hypothesized that birth defects requiring surgery in the first years of life (congenital heart defects and gastrointestinal defects) might affect an individual's level...

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Main Authors: Allen, E.G (Author), Anand, P. (Author), Armour, A.C (Author), Capone, G.T (Author), Channell, M.M (Author), Dooley, K.J (Author), Edgin, J.O (Author), Feingold, E. (Author), Frank-Crawford, M.A (Author), Hamilton, D.R (Author), Maslen, C.L (Author), Pierpont, E.I (Author), Reeves, R.H (Author), Rosser, T.C (Author), Sherman, S.L (Author), Strang, J.F (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association on Mental Retardation 2018
Subjects:
adolescent
Adolescent
adult
Adult
behavior
Behavior
Behavioral Symptoms
Birth defect
child
Child
Cognition
cognitive defect
Cognitive Dysfunction
Congenital heart defect
congenital heart malformation
Digestive System Abnormalities
digestive system malformation
Down syndrome
Down Syndrome
female
Female
Gastrointestinal defect
Heart Defects, Congenital
human
Humans
Intellectual disability
male
Male
Neuropsychological assessment
Trisomy 21
young adult
Young Adult
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