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. 2025 Oct;46(10):5105-5109.
doi: 10.1007/s10072-025-08266-9. Epub 2025 Jun 20.

The impact of Down syndrome on patients' caregivers: a survey of an Italian paediatric cohort

Rossana Gnasso  1 , Ayda Tavakkolifar  2 , Giuseppe Esposito  2 , Angela Palomba  2 , Stefano Palermi  2 , Antonio Picone  2 , Carlo Ruosi  2
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The impact of Down syndrome on patients' caregivers: a survey of an Italian paediatric cohort

Rossana Gnasso et al. Neurol Sci. 2025 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Caregiver burden; Down syndrome; Paediatric population; Survey.

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Declarations. Ethical approval: The questionnaires and the methodology for this study followed the guidelines given by the local ethics committee. All information from patients and their caregivers were treated anonymously, and all data were saved on a laptop where the access password was given just to the authors involved in the study. Informed consent: Verbal informed consent was obtained prior to the interview. Consent for publication: Verbal consent for publication was obtained prior to the interview. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

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