10 Fragile X Syndrome Symptoms
Symptom #6: Working Memory
From the age of 40 upward, male patients with fragile X syndrome start to gradually have more issues with performing tasks that require their working memory. Working memory involves the transient information storage while processing other information. Verbal working memory or phonological memory worsens with age.
Some researchers believe that the working memory deficits may be due to a dysfunction that occurs in the front part of their brain.
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