Clinical practice guideline for dementia by Clinical Research Center for Dementia of South Korea.
10.5124/jkma.2011.54.8.861
- Author:
Bon D KU
1
;
Shin Gyeom KIM
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Kee Hyung PARK
;
Joon Hyun SHIN
;
Kwang Ki KIM
;
Young Chul YOUN
;
Yung Min LEE
;
Chang Hyung HONG
;
Sang Won SEO
;
Duk L NA
;
Sung Yoon KIM
;
Hae Kwan CHEONG
;
Doh Kwan KIM
;
Jae Hong LEE
;
Sang Yun KIM
;
Byeong Kil YEON
;
Soo Young KIM
;
Seol Heui HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
- Publication Type:Practice Guideline ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Dementia;
Clinical practice guideline;
Alzheimer disease, Mild cognitive impairment;
Clinical Research Center for Dementia of South Korea
- MeSH:
Activities of Daily Living;
Alzheimer Disease;
Appendix;
Delivery of Health Care;
Dementia;
Dementia, Vascular;
Early Diagnosis;
Humans;
Mild Cognitive Impairment;
Neuroimaging;
Neuropsychological Tests;
Physicians, Family;
Physicians, Primary Care;
Psychiatry;
Republic of Korea;
Weights and Measures
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2011;54(8):861-875
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The Clinical Research Center for Dementia of South Korea (CREDOS), a nation-wide clinical dementia research group, has prepared clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for dementia tailored to the Korean population. In this article, a summary of the CREDOS CPG is presented with the Korean and English version of full report included in the appendix. The CREDOS CPG in intended not only for psychiatrists and neurologists, but also internists, family physicians, and other primary care physicians involved in the prevention and early diagnosis of dementia. While our CPG for dementia mainly covers Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD), it also includes mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and vascular MCI, which are currently known to be the preclinical stages of AD or VaD, respectively, with emphasis placed on early diagnosis. The CREDOS CPG aims to achieve the following goals by developing CPG for dementia: to establish evidence-based, objective and clear clinical standards for dementia; to improve the clinical decision-making process for patients with dementia; to provide scientific and systematic scales to aid in the work of dementia specialists; to suggest comprehensive and systematic healthcare services tailored to each dementia subtype. The CREDOS CPG focuses on diagnosis and evaluation of clinical practice available domestically, and provides useful concepts of dementia. Its emphasis is on etiologies and epidemiology, diagnostic criteria and evaluation, neuropsychological tests, behavioral and psychological symptoms, the activities of daily living, laboratory tests, and brain imaging.
