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Prevalence of Pervasive Developmental Disorder in Down’s Syndrome

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The frequencies of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) in Down’s syndrome (DS) have been reported from 1% to 11%. However, it is not clear if the frequency of this co-occurrence is higher or lower than in other mental retardations. We study a large sample of DS population, finding a PDD frequency of 15.6%, with 5.58% of autism (eight males and two females) and 10.05% of PDD non autism (nine males and nine females. The meaning of this frequency is discussed.

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Acknowledgments

This project was supported by the Mackpesquisa Institutes. The authors thank Prof. Dr. Rui Fernando Pilotto, from Parana Federal University for the subjects’ referral.

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  1. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Rua da Consolação, 896 (Sala-62), Sao Paulo, SP, CEP: 01302-907, Brazil

    Rosane Lowenthal, Cristiane S. Paula, Jose S. Schwartzman, Décio Brunoni & Marcos Tomanik Mercadante

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Lowenthal, R., Paula, C.S., Schwartzman, J.S. et al. Prevalence of Pervasive Developmental Disorder in Down’s Syndrome. J Autism Dev Disord 37, 1394–1395 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0374-4

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