04812nam 2200637 a 450 991046266890332120200520144314.01-908316-86-1(CKB)2670000000332621(OCoLC)870599839(SSID)ssj0001054333(PQKBManifestationID)11613281(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001054333(PQKBWorkID)11133414(PQKB)11551958(MiAaPQ)EBC3329183(MiAaPQ)EBC2104193(Au-PeEL)EBL3329183(CaPaEBR)ebr10723608(OCoLC)929120228(Au-PeEL)EBL2104193(OCoLC)915311562(EXLCZ)99267000000033262120130704d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDevelopmental disability and ageing[electronic resource] /edited by Gregory O'Brien and Lewis RosenbloomLondon Mac Keith Press20091 online resource (144 p.)1stBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-898683-61-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Contributors; How to use this Handbook; Chapter 1Overview: DevelopmentalDisability and Ageing; Introduction; Life expectancy: general population and developmental disability; Deteriorating physical health and health care planning; Cognitive decline and dementia; Mental health; Ageing in carers; Old age, retirement and life planning; A framework for case management and life planning: the InternationalClassification of Functioning, Disability and Health; Concluding comment; Chapter 2 Dementia inDevelopmental Disability; IntroductionEpidemiology of dementia in developmental disabilityDiagnostic criteria for dementia with special reference todevelopmental disability; Classification of dementia with special reference to developmentaldisability; Clinical features of dementia with special reference to developmentaldisability; Taking a clinical history: practical considerations; Cognitive changes of dementia in developmental disability; Behavioural and psychiatric presentation; Adaptive function; Examination; Investigation of dementia in developmental disability; Differential diagnosis of dementia in developmental disabilityNatural history and progression of dementia in developmental disabilitySpecific types of dementia; Conclusion; Chapter 3Ageing in Down Syndrome; Introduction; Down syndrome - overview; Epidemiology of Down syndrome; Physical health; Sexual and social development; Dementia; Neuropathology; Clinical presentation; Differential diagnosis of dementia; Conclusion; Chapter 4Cerebral Palsy and Ageing; Introduction; Cerebral palsy - definition and implications of definition; Cerebral palsy - changes with age; Cerebral palsy - functional classification: implications of ageingCerebral palsy - co-morbidity: implications of ageingAgeing in cerebral palsy - intervention opportunities; Conclusion; Chapter 5Ageing in Other Syndromes; Introduction; Progressive genetic syndromes; Non-progressive disorders; Concluding remarks; Chapter 6 Drug Treatment for CommonProblems among Elderly Peoplewith Developmental Disabilities(including Dementia); Introduction; Prescribing drugs for the elderly adult with developmental disability -key issues for consideration; Inadequate therapeutic trials of medication; Drug interactions; 'Anti-dementia' medicationDrug treatment for dementia - the current situationDrug treatment for dementia - the research evidence; Drug treatment of behavioural and psychiatric features of dementia; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Living with Ageing in Developmental Disability; Introduction: philosophy of caring; General health; Psychosocial interventions; Activity, occupation and planning daily living; Environmental considerations; Conclusion; ReferencesGuidance for clinicians caring for ageing adults with developmental disabilities. Covering assessment and care planning, it considers dementia in detail and looks in depth at ageing for those with Down syndrome and cerebral palsy, as well as covering other syndromes. Drug treatment and psychosocial issues are presented.1stDevelopmentally disabledElectronic books.Developmentally disabled.362.196800941O'Brien Gregory856262Rosenbloom Lewis1047776MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462668903321Developmental disability and ageing2475616UNINA