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  • Case 38 - “Why Do They Say I Have Dementia?”

  • Matthew Gibfried, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, George T. Grossberg, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri
  • Book:
    Clinical Case Studies in Long-Term Care Psychiatry
    Published online:
    31 October 2024
    Print publication:
    14 November 2024, pp 191-196

  • Summary

    Symptoms of adult ADHD can mimic early major neurocognitive disorders in older adults. Deficits uncovered in standard cognitive tests can be due to impaired attention in those older adults with ADHD. Treatment of adult ADHD in older adults is similar to that in younger patients and includes stimulant and non-stimulant medications. Extra caution should be used when prescribing stimulant medications to those with medical or psychiatric comorbidities. About 60% of children or adolescents with ADHD go on to experience adult ADHD. Symptoms of adult ADHD may lessen or be less problematic in older adults. Some older adults may still benefit from treatment.