04.06.01. Are there standards, guidelines or protocols for dementia? | Brazil
04.06.01. Are there standards, guidelines or protocols for dementia? | Brazil
07 Apr 2022
Yes. There is a “Clinical Protocol of Therapeutic Guidelines” (Protocolo Clínico de Diretrizes Terapêuticas – PCDT) about Alzheimer’s Disease”. It guides health professionals and the population on the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (Brazilian Ministry of Health, 2017c). There is also a “Technical-Scientific Opinion” (Parecer Técnico-Científico) about the prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (Valle, 2013), the “recommendations for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease in Brazil” (Nitrini et al., 2005), and “recommendations in Alzheimer” (Brucki & Schultz, 2011).
References:
Brazilian Ministry of Health. (2017c). PCDT Alzheimer. Brazilian Ministry of Health.
Brucki, S. M. D., & Schultz, R. (2011). Manual de recomendações da ABN em Alzheimer-2011. 5. https://neurologiahu.ufsc.br/files/2012/08/Manual-de-recomendações-da-ABN-em-Alzheimer-2011.pdf
Nitrini, R., Caramelli, P., Damasceno, B. P., Brucki, S. M. D., & Anghinah, R. (2005). Diagnóstico de Doença de Alzheimer no Brasil. Avaliação cognitiva e funcional. Arq Neuropsiquiatr, 8.
Valle, E. A. (2013). Parecer Técnico-Científico: Prevenção da demência.