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2017 International Summit on Ageing with an Intellectual DisabilityThe Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability is hosting its inaugural event on Wednesday, 20 September, at Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute. Register here -
Dementia highly prevalent among women with Down syndromeA study of dementia in women with Down syndrome in Ireland has found very high prevalence rates and significantly earlier onset of the disease than in the general population. -
Risk of people with Down Syndrome developing dementia significantly higher than general population.A 20-year longitudinal TCD study on dementia in adults with Down syndrome in Ireland has found very high prevalence rates, significantly earlier onset than in the general.. -
In a study of older Irish women with Down Syndrome, almost all had dementia 20 years laterAt the end of the long-term study, 97.4% of participants had developed dementia.
