Alzheimer Disease, Down Syndrome and Their Relationship

Part 1 Alzheimer Disease and Down Syndrome: An Overview of Each Disorder: Alzheimer Disease, H. Karlinsk-Y, J.A. Hardy, and M.R. Rosso; Down Syndrome, J.M. Bergl. Part 2 Alzheimer Disease and Down Syndrome: Evidence of an Association: Alzheimer Disease and Down Syndrome: Scientific Symbiosis. An Historical Commentary, T.G. Beach; Association between Alzheimer Disease and Down Syndrome: Clinical Observations, A.J. Dalton, G.B. Seltzer, M.S. Adlin, and H.M. Wisniewski; Association between Alzheimer Disease and Down Syndrome - Neuropathological Observations, D.M.A. Mann. Part 3 Diagnosis and Management of Alzheimer Disease in Persons with Down Syndrome: Alzheimer Disease in Persons with Down Syndrome: Diagnostic and Management Considerations, A.J. Holland, H. Karlinsky, and J.M. Berg; Experiences in an Alzheimer Disease Clinic for Persons with Down Syndrome, B.D. McCreary, J.B. Fotheringham, J.J.A. Holden, H. Ouellette-Kuntz, and D.M. Robertson. Part 4 Specific Assessment and Diagnostic Research Concerning Alzheimer Disease in Persons with Down Syndrome: Assessment of Cognitive Functioning in Persons with Down Syndrome Who Develop Alzheimer Disease, L Crayton and C. Oliver; Communication Impairments in Alzheimer Disease and in Down Syndrome, L Campbell-Taylor; Neuroimaging in Adults with Down Syndrome, M.B. Schapiro; Peripheral Biological Markers as Confirmatory or Predictive Tests for Alzheimer Disease in the General Population and in Down Syndrome, M.E. Percy. Part 5 Aetiological Aspects: The Relevance of Down Syndrome to Aetiological Studies of Alzheimer Disease, L.J. Whalley; Possible Causal Factors in the Development of Alzheimer Disease in Persons with Down Syndrome, D.M. Holtznian and C.J. Epstein; The Contribution of Mouse Models to Understanding of the Neuropathology and Functional, Impairment Associated with Alzheimer Disease and Down Syndrome, S-J. Richards, F. Yamaguchi, and S.B. Dunneu.