Authors: Jean Rondall, Alberto Rasore-Quartino
ISBN-13: 9781861563972, ISBN-10: 1861563973
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: March 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
The marked increase in life-expectancy in Down syndrome since the 1990s, although a very good sign in itself, raises important questions regarding the health issues, cognitive involution and social and professional inclusion of people with the condition. In this text, a large group of leading specialists have supplied a series of papers on many aspects of this issue, ranging from epidemiology, genetics, medical issues, Alzheimer's disease, cognition and language, to sexual behavior and contraception, family issues, professional orientation and work experiences. This book should be of interest to physicians, psychologists, social workers and educators working in the field who wish to provide evidence-based interventions for persons with Down syndrome advancing in age.
Acknowledgements | ||
Preface | ||
Contributors | ||
Sect. I | Epidemiology | 1 |
Ch. 1 | Epidemiology of Down syndrome in the third millennium | 3 |
Sect. II | Genetic, biological, medical and pharmacological issues | 13 |
Ch. 2 | Genotype-phenotype neural correlates in trisomy 21 | |
Ch. 3 | The pathogenesis of congenital heart disease in Down syndrome : a molecular approach and a promising candidate gene | 31 |
Ch. 4 | Down syndrome and congenital heart disease | 39 |
Ch. 5 | Health status and disease in adults with Down syndrome | 51 |
Ch. 6 | The endocrinology of adults with Down syndrome | 57 |
Ch. 7 | Growth retardation in Down syndrome : thyroid disorders, coeliac disease and the effect of GH therapy | 61 |
Ch. 8 | The audiological diagnosis in subjects with Down syndrome | 67 |
Ch. 9 | Surgical treatment of occipitoatlantoaxial instability in Down syndrome | 75 |
Ch. 10 | Down syndrome and coeliac disease | 81 |
Ch. 11 | Neurophysiology of a ageing in Down syndrome | 90 |
Ch. 12 | Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease | 99 |
Ch. 13 | Pharmacological therapies in Down syndrome : facts and fancy | 112 |
Sect. III | Cognition and language aspects | 123 |
Ch. 14 | Episodic memory across the lifespan of adults with Down syndrome | 125 |
Ch. 15 | Short-term memory and long-term learning in Down syndrome | 136 |
Ch. 16 | Implicit long-term memory in individuals with intellectual disabilities | 142 |
Ch. 17 | Language in adults with Down syndrome | 148 |
Ch. 18 | Developing the language skills of adults with Down syndrome | 160 |
Sect. IV | Psychosocial, educational and professional aspects | 167 |
Ch. 19 | Sex and contraception in Down syndrome | 169 |
Ch. 20 | Mental disability and sexuality | 176 |
Ch. 21 | Siblings in the family of a person with Down syndrome | 194 |
Ch. 22 | Family involvement in the treatment of individuals with intellectual disability | 205 |
Ch. 23 | Ageing in people with Down syndrome : education, rehabilitation and social prospects | 212 |
Ch. 24 | The rehabilitation of adults with Down syndrome | 226 |
Ch. 25 | Evaluating treatment outcomes | 235 |
Ch. 26 | Vocational guidance for persons with intellectual disability | 251 |
Ch. 27 | People with Down syndrome at work : experiences and considerations | 265 |
Index | 277 |