Dementia in People with Down Syndrome or Other Intellectual Disabilities | UCLAMDChat

UCLA professor Linda Nelson, PhD, ABPP, Emerita in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, discusses the risk, signs, and management of Alzheimer’s disease in aging adults with intellectual disabilities, such as Down Syndrome.

[@Imom4Him]

Dementia In DS is happening I younger individuals. My cousin is 34 and her personality has changed drastically.

[@joseedesrochers7165]

Very good conference; thank you for the information.

[@sallyhayton1976]

Thank you very useful information. will recommend it to others. Particularly like the 10 signs.

[@nathanthesubzeromangold4615]

Thank you for me to understand because I've been battling with Down Syndrome my whole entire life with dementia going through the years of surgery ever since when I first had my first maze procedure here I am still alive I am now age 37 years old. Having a good life of down syndrome it's hard to struggle about it I talked about it at all the time of the doctors. Thanks for for video. Thank you for all the doctors to save my life I owe them my life. My heroes.

[@phyllishumes8431]

Thank you

[@S.O.A.M.C-]

What kind of doctors diagnose intellectual disability?

[@taspeteris]

Good video!
Please do more gestures and more movement so it's less awkward to watch.

[@WeatherMoon]

In my case, I enjoyed no gestures. I could concentrate on the words instead of meaningless gestures.

[@suterfire]

I’m actually autistic here to learn but I’m going to nobody here with all the able ism yikes

[@Imom4Him]

All those drugs have side effects