Pond Dimity, Brodaty Henry
Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, Practice and Popualtion Health, University of Newcastle, New South Wales.
Aust Fam Physician. 2004 Oct;33(10):789-93.
The assessment and management of dementia has changed in the past 5 years with the introduction of new drugs to combat dementia. In addition, services available for patients with dementia and the means of accessing these services is constantly changing.
This article discusses the assessment and management of dementia using two case studies. The case studies raise issues about screening and accessing the new drugs for a patient with early dementia, care planning, and the involvement of the carer for a patient with more advanced disease.
As the population ages, dementia is an increasingly important part of general practice. It is important general practitioners are aware of early detection issues, and understand basic screening as well as the possibility of accessing new treatments and community management for patients with dementia.
在过去5年里，随着用于对抗痴呆症的新药问世，痴呆症的评估和管理方式发生了变化。此外，为痴呆症患者提供的服务以及获取这些服务的途径也在不断变化。
本文通过两个案例研究来探讨痴呆症的评估和管理。这些案例研究提出了关于为早期痴呆症患者进行筛查和获取新药、护理计划以及为病情更严重的患者安排护理人员等问题。
随着人口老龄化，痴呆症在全科医疗中变得越来越重要。全科医生了解早期检测问题、掌握基本筛查方法以及了解痴呆症患者获得新治疗和社区管理的可能性非常重要。
