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. 2008 Jan 1:36:103-145.
doi: 10.1016/S0074-7750(08)00004-9.

Alzheimer's Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome

Warren B Zigman  1 , Darlynne A Devenny, Sharon J Krinsky-McHale, Edmund C Jenkins, Tiina K Urv, Jerzy Wegiel, Nicole Schupf, Wayne Silverman
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Alzheimer's Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome

Warren B Zigman et al. Int Rev Res Ment Retard. .
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Figure 1
Scatterplot relating the Sum of Cognitive Scores (Evenhuis, 1995) for individuals within each consensus dementia status group. (The plotted line indicates IQ-referenced criteria for distinguishing individuals with from those without dementia.)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Scatterplot relating IQs to performance on the modified IBR Mental Status Examination (IBRMSE) for individuals within each consensus dementia status group. (The plotted line indicates IQ referenced criteria for distinguishing individuals with from those without dementia.)
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