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KMID : 1003620100020010027
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Journal of Korean Aging Health Friendly Policy Association
2010 Volume.2 No. 1 p.27 ~ p.34
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An assessment of the cognitive function of people with Alzheimer’s disease and Vascular Dementia
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Hong Jae-Ran
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Abstract
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Objective: This paper attempts to investigate differences according to an aspect on cognitive dysfunction of people with Alzheimer`s disease and Vascular Dementia that take up most of dementia, introduce the computerized cognitive assessment tools to evaluate effectively the cognitive function, and recognize the value and utilization of it.
Summary: Alzheimer`s disease badly damages memory, ability giving one`s name, and temporal and spatial abilities including orientation since early times, while Vascular Dementia damages attention, implementation function, and planning and controlling faculty first, declines fluency in language, slows a processing speed of cognition process, and shows temporal and spatial disorders and perseveration. It is meaningful for an early diagnosis and treatment for dementia to investigate differences of these aspects. The computerized cognitive assessment for an effective assessment will improve more accurate and detailed understanding of each cognitive function and provide important information on the occupatipnal therapeutic intervention of early dementia. The Computerized Cognitive Assessment & Reference Diagnosis System(CARDS) of cognitive assessment tools is composed of 94 detailed tests by memory tests with ten sections and non-memory tests with five sections. It takes 30 minutes (20-45 minutes) to test with subjects and average 10 minutes to interview with an informant.
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KEYWORD
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Alzheimer`s disease, Vascular Dementia, Cognitive Assessment & Reference Diagnosis System
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