Verhey F R J, Ramakers I, Jolles J, Scheltens P, Vernooij-Dassen M, Olde Rikkert M
Academisch zie kenhuis Maastricht/Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Maastricht.
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 2007 Oct;38(5):237-45.
Memory Clinics (MC's) are multidisciplinary teams involved with early diagnosis and treatment of people with dementia. In order to attain more insight into the development of this kind of services in The Netherlands, we compared the data of two inventories, one of 1998 and the other of 2004.
The number of MC's increased from 12 to 40. The number of referrals per service has also increased. Dementia was the most important syndromal diagnosis. The focus is less exclusively on academic centres. An growing number of MC's has structural collaborations with local service providers for mental health. Differences among MC's exist with regard to the number of referrals per week, the intensity and duration of the diagnostic procedures and the proportion of people without dementia. There is much interest among MC's to participate in a national network for harmonisation and quality control.
MC's are an increasing part of standard care for people with early dementia and other cognitive disorders.
记忆门诊（MC）是涉及痴呆症患者早期诊断和治疗的多学科团队。为了更深入了解荷兰此类服务的发展情况，我们比较了两份清单的数据，一份是1998年的，另一份是2004年的。
记忆门诊的数量从12个增加到了40个。每个服务机构的转诊数量也有所增加。痴呆症是最重要的综合征诊断。关注点不再仅仅局限于学术中心。越来越多的记忆门诊与当地心理健康服务提供商建立了结构性合作关系。不同记忆门诊在每周转诊数量、诊断程序的强度和持续时间以及非痴呆症患者比例方面存在差异。记忆门诊对参与全国性的协调与质量控制网络兴趣浓厚。
记忆门诊在早期痴呆症和其他认知障碍患者的标准护理中所占比例越来越大。
