Longevity of a Woman With Down Syndrome: A Case Study

1997; American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Volume: 35; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1352/0047-6765(1997)035 2.0.co;2

ISSN

1931-1338

Autores

Brian Chicoine, Dennis McGuire,

Tópico(s)

Frailty in Older Adults

Resumo

A case of a woman who is among the longest surviving people with Down syndrome was described. The life expectancy of persons with Down syndrome has increased more than six-fold to 56 years since the turn of the century. The literature regarding life expectancy for persons with Down syndrome was reviewed, and the implications regarding Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease were discussed.

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