NTG - Early Detection and Screen for Dementia
(NTG-EDSD)
What is the NTG-EDSD
The NTG released the NTG-Early Detection Screen for Dementia (NTG-EDSD) which was developed in response to requests by family caregivers and agencies for a tool useful to record observations of changes in function.
The NTG-EDSD is used in starting that critical conversation with (and among) clinical personnel as to whether their observations merit more explicit assessment for MCI or dementia or -- alternatively – signal behaviors that may be amenable to intervention and remediation.
The NTG-EDSD, an administrative screening tool, is useful as part of the information collected in conjunction with the Affordable Care Act’s annual wellness visit and cognitive impairment assessment.
The specialized information provided by the NTG-EDSD can aid community practitioners when examining and assessing adults with intellectual disability. The NTG-EDSD is designed to be completed by family caregivers and staff at local agencies and organizations.
Both the NTG-EDSD and its manual are available in numerous language versions. See below for the various versions.
English Language Version
English Print Version
English Electronic Version
Fillable PDF
Foreign Language Versions
Dutch
Italian
Greek
German
French
Spanish /
No. American
Spanish /
European
Japanese
Scottish
Finnish
NTG-EDSD Manuals
English Manual
French Manual
Italian Manual
Spanish Manual
NTG-EDSD Articles and Publications
NADD Bulletin article on NTG-EDSD
Practical applications of the NTG-EDSD for screening adults with intellectual disability for dementia: A German-language version feasibility study
Book chapter on
NTG-EDSD
DEMENZ article on NTG-EDSD
(in German)
AAIC 2020 Poster on NTG-EDSD
