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Basal Ganglia Calcification and Psychosis in Down's Syndrome

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Journal Postgrad Med J
Specialty General Medicine
Date 1984 Feb 1
PMID 6231537
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Abstract

A case of basal ganglia calcification (diagnosed in vivo) and schizophreniform psychosis occurring in a young adult with Down's syndrome is reported. A stress-vulnerability model is suggested. Because of the relatively high prevalence of basal ganglia calcification to Down's syndrome, this population appears well suited for systematic study of the neuropsychiatric aspects associated with this neurological condition.

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