scholarly journals Improving Care for Individuals Living With Intellectual Developmental Disabilities and Dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 514-514
Author(s):  
Donna Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
General Population ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Provider Network ◽  
Specific Community ◽  
County Health Department

Abstract Ultimately, transformation of communities can only occur through educational efforts delivered to specific community sectors. Although the portion of people with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities who develop dementia as they age is equal to that of the general population, individuals with Down syndrome are at a much higher risk. This symposium will describe how a county health department partnered with the local County Board of Developmental Disabilities to systematically incorporate Dementia Friends for Intellectual Developmental Disabilities with Alzheimer’s disease training to their staff and provider network. We will describe who to get on board with the idea, how to organize, and how to deliver specific trainings. Outcomes related to increase in participant knowledge, increases in service provision and outcomes related to staff mentoring will be discussed.

Psychiatric Symptoms in Adults With Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease

2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiina K. Urv ◽  
Warren B. Zigman ◽  
Wayne Silverman
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
General Population ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Daily Functioning ◽  
Intellectual Impairment ◽  
Type Of Behavior

Abstract Changes in psychiatric symptoms related to specific stages of dementia were investigated in 224 adults 45 years of age or older with Down syndrome. Findings indicate that psychiatric symptoms are a prevalent feature of dementia in the population with Down syndrome and that clinical presentation is qualitatively similar to that seen in Alzheimer's disease within the general population. Psychiatric symptoms related to Alzheimer's disease vary by the type of behavior and stage of dementia, but do not seem to be influenced by sex or level of premorbid intellectual impairment. Some psychiatric symptoms may be early indicators of Alzheimer's disease and may appear prior to substantial changes in daily functioning. Improvements in understanding the progression of dementia in individuals with Down syndrome may lead to improved diagnosis and treatment.

Neurofilament proteins NF-L, NF-M and NF-H in brain of patients with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease

Amino Acids ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bajo ◽  
B. C. Yoo ◽  
N. Cairns ◽  
M. Gratzer ◽  
G. Lubec
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Neurofilament Proteins

scholarly journals Evidence that the rab5 effector APPL1 mediates APP-βCTF-induced dysfunction of endosomes in Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 707-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Kim ◽  
Y Sato ◽  
P S Mohan ◽  
C Peterhoff ◽  
A Pensalfini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Down Syndrome
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