The Journal of Showa Hospital
Online ISSN : 1880-151X
Print ISSN : 1880-1528
ISSN-L : 1880-151X
Strategy to improve early and middle phase dementia
HDS-R, NM-scale and N-ADL endeavored progress
Thoru SHINYAYumi KOIZUMIEtsuko YAMAMOTOTomoko UEDAFumie MORINAKA
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2006 Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 10-14

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HDS-R scores was used for Training plan to improve vascular dementia. "Kanahiroi" test was em-ployed to diagnose frontal brain function by circling [A], [I],[U],[E], and [O] characters appeared in the spe-cific story described Kanas. The other mental test and activity of daily life also used for the judgment of de-mentia levels. Memorization training using painted 10 vegetable cards each had order number to show on them were prepared 10 ways to show-sets and trained to memorize and assessed. We also planed and trained to cal-culate mentally, to memorize numbers and say reversibly, and to calculate by writing. These trials made possi-ble to assess dementia level precisely by introducing NM and N-ADL scales, to find out early dementia symp-toms, and to plan schedule to improve dementia level.
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© 2006 by Akane Medical Corporation Akatsuki Social Welfare Corporation
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