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KMID : 0614720110540080861
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Journal of Korean Medical Association
2011 Volume.54 No. 8 p.861 ~ p.875
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Clinical practice guideline for dementia by Clinical Research Center for Dementia of South Korea
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Ku Bon-D.
Kim Shin-Gyeom
Lee Jun-Young
Park Kee-Hyung
Shin Joon-Hyun
Kim Kwang-Ki
Youn Young-Chul
Lee Young-Min
Hong Chang-Hyung
Seo Sang-Won
Na Duk-Lyul
Kim Seong-Yoon
Cheong Hae-Kwan
Kim Doh-Kwan
Lee Jae-Hong
Kim Sang-Yun
Yeon Byeong-Kil
Kim Soo-Young
Han Seol-Heui
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Clinical practice guideline, Alzheimer disease, Mild cognitive impairment, Clinical Research Center for Dementia of South Korea
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