title: [Screening tools for dementia in community and family practice].
abstract: In Switzerland, because of the ageing of the population, the number of dementia's cases grows up. This represents a notable social and economic impact. The early detection is the key for a best patient's care. The general practitioner can use, in addition to his clinical approach, a certain number of screening tools in order to detect and diagnose dementia with an acceptable specificity and sensitivity (around 80%). Amongst these tools, we describe a four question questionnaire to the informants, the Mini Mental State Examination, the clock drawing test and the Mementool. A supplementary screening task, the 5 words test can orientate the diagnosis towards an Alzheimer disease or another form of dementia.
authors.affiliation: Unité de neurologie, Département de médecine, Université et Hôpital cantonal de Fribourg, Fribourg.
authors.forename: Ann-Sarah
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lavanchy
authors.affiliation: Unité de neurologie, Département de médecine, Université et Hôpital cantonal de Fribourg, Fribourg.
authors.forename: Andrea M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Humm
authors.affiliation: Unité de neurologie, Département de médecine, Université et Hôpital cantonal de Fribourg, Fribourg.
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Annoni
mesh_terms: D003154:Community Medicine; D003663:Decision Trees; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires