Down syndromespeech intelligibilitymeasurementBackground Speech intelligibility is a global indicator of the severity of a speech problem. It is a measure that has been used frequently in research and clinical assessment of speech. Previous studies have shown that factors, such as measurement method ...
Down syndrome is the most common genetic form of intellectual disability. In this Review, Mara Dierssen examines the underlying mechanisms that give rise to brain dysfunction in Down syndrome and discusses therapeutic approaches that are under investigat
This paper contains a brief survey of 12 patients with a G/G translocation en tandem and it is suggested, that trisomy of the band 21q22 might be pathogenetic in Down's syndrome. This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access. Similar content being...
The earliest evidence of existence of individuals with Down syndrome (DS) dates to ancient art in Mesoamerica. Furthermore, analysis of bone structure from graves in France, California, and Ireland suggests that individuals with DS were part of our societies for millennia. In more modern medical ...
Longitudinal Research in Down Syndrome 来自 Elsevier 喜欢 0 阅读量: 26 作者: J Carr 摘要: Down syndrome, discoverable at birth and the most common single cause of mental retardation, has been a prime target of longitudinal investigations. This chapter reviews those Down syndrome that aim at ...
Routine prenatal screening is based on the assumption that it is reasonable for prospective parents to choose to prevent a life with Down's syndrome. This paper questions whether Down's syndrome necessarily involves the costs, limitations and suffering which are assumed in the prenatal literature, ...
While most Down syndrome research has focused on the brain, a new report by Johns Hopkins University biologists uncovers how the disorder hampers a separate part of the nervous system that plays a key role in health and longevity. The paper, to be published Dec. 14 in the journalNature Commu...
Down′s syndrome(DS),one of the autosomal diseases,is one of the most common genetic type of congenital mental retardation.It occupies for 10%-15% in the children suffering from mental retardation.This disease severely results in birth defects,which affects the mental and physical development and...
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Discusses the ability of nuchal translucency measurement to detect pregnancies affected by Down's syndrome. Detection rate of nuchal translucency in fetuses affected by Down's syndrome; Information on the study about the association between nuchal translucency and major defects of the heart and the ...