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Neuropsychological assessments of dementia in Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities /

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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...

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Other Authors: Prasher, Vee P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer, ©2009.
Subjects:
Dementia > Diagnosis.
Down syndrome > Patients > Mental health.
People with mental disabilities > Mental health.
Dementia > diagnosis
Down Syndrome > psychology
Persons with Intellectual Disabilities > psychology
people with mental disabilities.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781848002494
1848002491
9781848002487
1848002483
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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