Neuropsychological Assessments of Dementia in Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Prasher, Vee P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology, Medical.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Neuroradiology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-249-4

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...

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 (DMR)
• Dementia Scale for Down Syndrome
• The Dyspraxia Scale for adults with Down syndrome
• Adaptive Behaviour 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 Behaviour Dementia Questionnaire (ABDQ)
• Strengths of Previous Work and Future Challenges.