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Rachel Schlindwein-Zanini1
RESUMO ABSTRACT
O envelhecimento revela mudanas no indivduo (em seus aspectos In the elderly, the individual changes over time (physical, psy-
psicolgicos, sociais, fsicos e neuropsicolgicos) e no ambiente que chological, social and neuropsychological aspects) and according
o cerca. Tendo alta incidncia no idoso, a depresso e as demncias, to his/her environment. In aged people the high incidence of de-
podem trazer dficits de cognio, de memria, linguagem, funes pression and dementias can bring deficits in cognition, memory,
executivas, alm de gnosias e praxias, interferindo na autonomia, no language, executive functions, praxias and gnosias, intervening in
desempenho social ou profissional do indivduo. Assim, nota-se a im- their autonomy, and in their social and professional performance.
portncia de estudos sobre este tema. Objetivo. Reviso da literatura Thus, it is important to carry out studies on this theme. Objective.
pertinente acerca dos aspectos neuropsicolgicos do idoso e sua avalia- A literature review of the neuropsychological aspects of the elderly
o neuropsicolgica, especialmente relacionados s demncias, suge- and their neuropsychological evaluation, especially those which re-
rindo procedimentos teis no atendimento deste paciente. Mtodo. late to dementias, was carried out. Method. Literature review. Re-
Reviso de literatura. Pesquisa nas seguintes bases de dados Bireme, search in the following bases of data Bireme, Scielo e Pubmed. And
Scielo e Pubmed. E tambm livros e teses. Concluso. A avaliao books and teses. Conclusion. A neuropsychological evaluation is
neuropsicolgica indicada, principalmente na identificao de de- recommended, mainly, in the identification of cognitive decline in
clnio cognitivo no idoso, na avaliao dos prejuzos de reas cerebrais the elderly, in the evaluation of the impairment of cerebral areas
em alteraes neurolgicas, no diagnstico diferencial de sndrome in the case of neurological alterations, in the differential diagnosis
psicolgica/psiquitrica e neurolgica; norteando uma interveno of psychological/psychiatric and neurological syndromes; and in
reabilitadora. guiding a rehabilitation intervention.
Unitermos. Neuropsicologia, Demncia, Avaliao, Idoso. Keywords. Neuropsychology, Dementia, Evaluation, Aged.
Citao. Schlindwein-Zanini R. Demncia no idoso: aspectos neu- Citation. Schlindwein-Zanini R. Dementia in the elderly: Neurop-
ropsicolgicos. sychological aspects.