National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners

NCCDP Dementia Doctors

National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners is a medical organization dedicated to Dementia Medicine. Doctors and practitioners associated with NCCDP have special training and skill in neurology, psychology, and geriatric medicine. National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners members perform procedures to identify the causes of and develops custom treatments for dementia patients. Dementia Medicine is the diagnosis and treatment of declined cognitive function. Significant diseases and conditions treated by many NCCDP members include Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Huntington's disease, and Parkinson's disease. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by NCCDP healthcare providers include family medical history analysis, blood tests, imaging scans of the brain, psychiatric evaluations, cognitive and neuropsychological testing, prescription medications, and occupational therapy.