Síntomas de demencia en el síndrome de Down | Revista Médica Internacional sobre el Síndrome de Down

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Resumen

Es un hecho contrastado que las personas con síndrome de Down (SD) desarrollan las características neuropatológicas de la enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) cuando superan la edad de 40 años. Sorprendentemente, no todos estos pacientes van a manifestar los síntomas clínicos de la demencia. Este artículo es un trabajo de revisión sobre los criterios que se utilizan actualmente para su diagnóstico, e incluye una descripción sobre cómo se manifiestan los síntomas de demencia en las personas con SD.

Palabras clave:

Enfermedad de Alzheimer

Demencia

Síndrome de Down

Envejecimiento

Neuropsicología

Abstract

It has been demonstrated that persons with Down syndrome (DS) develop neuropathological characteristics of Alzheimer's disease (AD) after the age of 40. Surprisingly, not all these patients will show clinical symptoms of dementia. This article is a review of the criteria currently used for diagnosis and includes a description of how dementia symptoms manifest in individuals with DS.

Keywords:

Alzheimer's disease

Dementia

Down syndrome

Aging

Neuropsychology

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