title: [Summary of Dutch College of General Practitioners' (NHG) practice guideline 'Dementia'].
abstract: Dementia is a clinical diagnosis which a general practitioner can either make him/herself or by specific referral. If no abnormalities are found on further clinical investigations by the GP, the risk of missing a treatable cause of dementia is very small; therefore routine imaging examinations are not necessary. GPs are not recommended to prescribe cholinesterase inhibitors or memantine. The implementation of various psycho-social interventions has a positive effect on patients and their home carers and can postpone admission to a nursing home. Dementia care requires working agreements and collaboration amongst local care providers.
authors.affiliation: Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap, afd. Richtlijnontwikkeling en Wetenschap, Utrecht, the Netherlands. dokterkoster@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Marleen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luning-Koster
authors.forename: Marieke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Eric P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Moll van Charante
authors.forename: Myrra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vernooij-Dassen
authors.forename: Tjerk
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wiersma
authors.forename: Jako S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Burgers
mesh_terms: D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D058006:General Practice / Q000592:standards*; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012955:Societies, Medical