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Intervención neuropsicológica en un caso de retardo mental asociado a síndrome de Down

Translated title of the contribution: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation on mental retardation associated with Down's syndrome

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Abstract

Within the affected population in mental retardation, Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most studied and is one of the most common genetic causes, occurring
with great frequency. This condition is the result of an abnormality of chromosomes, a deviation in the development of cells results in production of 47 chromosomes instead of 46 which are considered normal. The extra chromosome changes the orderly development of the body and brain, causing both physical and
obvious alterations that affect cognitive adaptive capacity. The aim of this paper is to present the case of a patient with SD and display the results of the application of a neuropsychological intervention program focused on strengthening the primary factor, as an axis to facilitate systemic functioning. It comes preassessment, the content of the intervention program with examples of executions of the patient, after a review and comparative analysis. The discussion focuses
on the importance of identifying the primary neurophysiological mechanism that disrupts the activity, as the linchpin for achieving positive effects on activities
of a volunteer through language as a regulator.
Translated title of the contributionNeuropsychological Rehabilitation on mental retardation associated with Down's syndrome
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)85-90
Number of pages6
JournalRevista Chilena de Neuropsicología
Volume9
Issue numberE2
StatePublished - 2014

Keywords

  • mental retardation
  • Down syndrome
  • neuropsychological intervention program

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