The primary duties laid upon Education Authorities by the Education of Defective Children (Scotland) Act, 1906, and the Mental Deficiency and Lunacy (Scotland) Act of 1913, are ascertainment of mental defect in the school population of their area, the provision of educational facilities for such cases as are considered educable in Special Schools, and the notification of those considered uneduc...

Down syndrome (DS) is associated with many neurological complications including cognitive deficits, early-onset dementia -which resembles Alzheimer’s diseaseand seizures. Although seizures and epilepsy were not mentioned in the original description of DS (Down, 1866) the prevalence of seizures in individuals with DS is now known to be higher than in the general population, but lower than in pat...