Effect of transplantation of human fetal tissues on the development of higher mental functions in children with Down's syndrome

Abstract

Voluntary movements and acts, attention, memory, and reasoning were examined by Luriya's neuropsychological method in 30 children with Down's syndrome aged 4 to 10 years. The intellectual development of the children was assessed using the Wechsler scale. The results indicated a reliable improvement of spontaneous and purposeful cognitive activity, mental agility, speech, and nonverbal reasoning in the Down's syndrome children who had received a human fetal tissue transplant in comparison with the control group.