Structural magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates abnormal cortical thickness in Down syndrome: Newborns to young adults.

ABSTRACT: Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder caused by an extra copy of all or part of chromosome 21 and is characterized by intellectual disability. We performed a retrospective analysis of 47 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations of participants with DS (aged 5 to 22 years) and compared them with a large cohort of 854 brain MRIs obtained from neurotypical participants (aged 5 to 32 years) with the objective of assessing the clinical presentation of Down syndrome, towards better understanding the neurological development associated with the condition. An additional cohort of 26 MRI exams from patients with DS and 139 exams from neurotypical participants (aged 0-5 years) are included as part of a supplementary analysis. Regionally distributed cortical thickness measurements, including

SUBMITTER: Levman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6551568 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature