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Down Syndrome Aspiration Risk
Anatomy-wise, at higher risk
Other risk factors: drowsiness
Down Syndrome Dementia/Alzheimer’s screen
Start in ages 30-40 bc predisposed to developing.
Seizure risk in dementia/alzheimer’s
common - bc of damage to the brain from dementia / alzheimer’s
characteristics of autism
obsession ? ? ?
dual dx
intellectual disability + mental health disorder
lamotrigine
prevent seizures
seizures rarely fatal
depends on how long
fatal due to falls, choking
if you have dementia, days and nights flip
pts don’t sleep at night; sleepy during the day
?sundowning??
advanced dementia
disorientation
forgetting how to go to the bathroom
AISH vs PDD
AISH: funding for
Psychiatric Assessment Qs
- In b/w episodes, how is pt?
- How do you feel inside yourself?
Amitriptyline is an old TCA
Not favourable. Drowsiness s/e??
Positive reinforcement of good behaviours
various aproaches
Risperidone 2.5mg QID considered ____ dose
low-dose
disabiled patiens