Usefulness of Comprehensive Neuropsychological Tests for Diagnosis of Dementia.
- Author:
Dong Woo LEE
1
;
Je Wook KANG
;
Seung Ho RYU
;
Kang Joon LEE
;
Eun Joo HAN
;
Han Yong JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Inje University, College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Dementia;
Comprehensive neuropsychological test;
Early diagnosis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Dementia*;
Diagnosis*;
Drug Therapy;
Early Diagnosis;
Early Intervention (Education);
Hope;
Humans;
Neuropsychological Tests*
- From:Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
2006;10(1):48-53
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The rapid increase of elderly people with dementia poses a strategy for effective management of dementia. The recent progress in pharmacotherapy of dementia have overcome the past therapeutic nihilism, and gives the hope that dementia can be managed by early diagnosis and early intervention. Accordingly, the use of comprehensive neuropsychological test for early diagnosis is emphasized. METHODS: In this study, we tried to evaluate the necessity and the usefulness of comprehensive neuropsychological tests in the diagnosis of dementia, by reviewing the guidelines for dementia, the researches about comprehensive neuropsychological tests, and by asking the experts about the necessity and the usefulness of comprehensive neuropsychological tests. RESULTS: As a result we came to know that there are many tests which comprehensively covers the cognitive domains, and can be performed in relatively short time. The guidelines recommend that the use of comprehensive neuropsychological tests should be decided by the clinician. Many experts were the same opinion. CONCLUSION: There are many useful comprehensive neuropsychological tests, the use of which should be decided by the clinician.
