Variability cognitive profile in children and adults with down syndrome. A neuropsychological study

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Published: Sep 27, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v3.495
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Down syndrome neuropsychology cognitive variability intellectual disability childhood adulthood

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Javier García Alba
Universidad Complutense
Justo Fernando Ramos Alla
Universidad Complutense
Mª Eugenia Martín Palacios
Universidad Complutense

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Introduction: Down syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal disorder that has a specific and highly complex cognitive and behavioral phenotype. Objectives: To study the degree of variability cognitvo profile through neuropsychological diagnostic tests into two distinct developmental ages : aulta school age and older . Participants and Methods: 105 subjects aged child and adult , 43 with and 62 without SD SD were studied. Neuropsychological variables were assessed . Comparative study of different neuropsychological variables between SD and comparison groups was performed , and between groups of children and adults. Results: Children and adult SD neuropsychological performance groups had significantly (p greater than 0.05) lower than the control groups . 84% of the neuropsychological variables studied in child SD group showed a significant degree of variability ( p greater than 0.05 ) in the SD group showed adult 44% of the studied variables with a significant degree of variability. Conclusions: The neuropsychological performance in all cognitive deficit in study areas with different levels of representation according to cognitive function, and with a high degree of cognitive variability, especially in childhood.

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García Alba, J., Ramos Alla, J. F., & Martín Palacios, M. E. (2014). Variability cognitive profile in children and adults with down syndrome. A neuropsychological study. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 3(1), 203–212. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v3.495
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