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How do you differentiate Down syndrome disintegrative disorder from Alzheimer’s disease?

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Psychiatry · University of Washington

The short answer is that it may not be possible. Down syndrome disintegrative disorder, although not fully validated, is a developmental regression in children with Down syndrome and is thought to be characterized by a loss of previously acquired adaptive, cognitive, and social skills in individuals...

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