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Development of an instrument for early detection of dementia in people with Down syndrome
- Authors:
- JOHANSSON Per Erik, TERENIUS Olle
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(4), December 2002, pp.325-345.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The successful detection of early signs of dementia in people with Down syndrome could form a basis for useful early support and for drug treatment. This report describes the development and preliminary application of an interview and test instrument for the assessment of dementia among people with intellectual disability, as well as a framework for diagnosis. Reported are the assumptions for the items used, descriptions of the process and items used, and the associations of test items with predicting the presence of dementia. The authors conclude that a protocol combining testing and interview has promise and potential for detecting early signs of dementia in this population and could prove feasible for use in practice.