Learning Disability and Dementia - A Review of Recent Literature

ROBERT JENKINS; Ruth Northway; Penelope Llewellyn; Rachel Davies; I Sardi

Learning Disability and Dementia - A Review of Recent Literature

ROBERT JENKINS, Ruth Northway, Penelope Llewellyn, Rachel Davies, I Sardi

Faculty of Life Sciences and Education

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Abstract

People with learning disabilities are living longer and are therefore increasingly developing age related conditions. Dementia is particularly prevalent amongst people with Down syndrome. The diagnosis and management of dementia in the learning disabled population raises a number of challenges for services.

Original language	English
Publisher	University of Glamorgan
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

Keywords

learning disabilities
dementia

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