Mild cognitive impairment. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Mild cognitive impairment is a syndrome defined as cognitive decline greater than expected for an individual's age and education level but that does not interfere notably with activities of daily life. Prevalence in population-based epidemiological studies ranges from 3% to 19% in adults older than 65 years. Some people with mild cognitive impairment seem to remain stable or return to normal over time, but more than half progress to dementia within 5 years. Mild cognitive impairment can thus be regarded as a risk state for dementia, and its identification could lead to secondary prevention by controlling risk factors such as systolic hypertension. The amnestic subtype of mild cognitive impairment has a high risk of progression to Alzheimer's disease, and it could constitute a prodromal stage of this disorder. Other definitions and subtypes of mild cognitive impairment need to be studied as potential prodromes of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.

publication date

  • April 15, 2006

Research

keywords

  • Cognition Disorders
  • Dementia

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33646035489

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68542-5

PubMed ID

  • 16631882

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 367

issue

  • 9518