The National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices Consensus Recommendations for the Evaluation and Management of Dementia in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

Abstract Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are increasingly presenting to their health care professionals with concerns related to growing older. One particularly challenging clinical question is related to the evaluation of suspected cognitive decline or dementia in old...

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Published in:Mayo Clinic proceedings 2013-08, Vol.88 (8), p.831-840
Main Authors: Moran, Julie A., DO, Rafii, Michael S., MD, PhD, Keller, Seth M., MD, Singh, Baldev K., MD, Janicki, Matthew P., PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Care and treatment
Dementia
Dementia - classification
Dementia - diagnosis
Dementia - epidemiology
Dementia - etiology
Dementia - therapy
Demographic aspects
Diagnosis
Disability Evaluation
Disease Management
Evaluation
Humans
Intellectual Disability - classification
Intellectual Disability - complications
Intellectual Disability - diagnosis
Intellectual Disability - epidemiology
Intellectual Disability - therapy
Internal Medicine
Mental retardation services
Mentally Disabled Persons - rehabilitation
Mentally Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data
Practice guidelines (Medicine)
Prevalence
Risk Factors
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Abstract Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are increasingly presenting to their health care professionals with concerns related to growing older. One particularly challenging clinical question is related to the evaluation of suspected cognitive decline or dementia in older adults with I/DD, a question that most physicians feel ill-prepared to answer. The National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices was convened to help formally address this topic, which remains largely underrepresented in the medical literature. The task group, comprising specialists who work extensively with adults with I/DD, has promulgated the following Consensus Recommendations for the Evaluation and Management of Dementia in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities as a framework for the practicing physician who seeks to approach this clinical question practically, thoughtfully, and comprehensively.
ISSN:0025-6196
1942-5546
DOI:10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.04.024