Signs indicating dementia in Down, Williams and Fragile X syndromes.
Oili Sauna-AhoNina Bjelogrlic-LaaksoAuli SirenMaria ArvioPublished in: Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (2018)
This survey suggests that the risk of dementia varies depending on the cause of ID and that the severity of ID in adolescence does not predict the development of dementia at a later age. Consequently, the ID and dementia should be understood as separate clinical entities that need to be taken into account in the health management of intellectually disabled people. This is important for the arrangement of appropriate and timely interventions, which can be expected to delay the need for institutionalization.