Neuropsychological Assessments of Dementia in Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Prasher, Vee P. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neuroradiology.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Medicine & Public Health.

Up until the early 1980s there were a limited number of tests used for diagnosing dementia, and those existing were severely limited in terms of accurate detection, particularly in individuals with intellectual disabilities. The last 25 years however have seen several neurological measures being dev...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Overview of the neuropsychological assessment of dementia in intellectual disability
• Issues in Dementia Assessment Methods
• The Dementia Questionnaire for People with Intellectual Disabilities
• Dementia Scale for Down Syndrome
• The Dyspraxia Scale for adults with Down syndrome
• Adaptive Behavior Change and Dementia in Down Syndrome: Case Classification Using the Adaptive Behavior Scale
• The Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of Older People with Down’s Syndrome and Others with Intellectual Disabilities (CAMDEX-DS)
• The Test for Severe Impairment
• The Cued Recall Test: Detection of Memory Impairment
• The Adaptive Behavior Dementia Questionnaire (ABDQ)
• Strengths of Previous Work and Future Challenges.