Classification and epidemiology of MCI

• Published in: Clinics in geriatric medicine Vol. 29; no. 4; p. 753
• Main Authors: Roberts, Rosebud, Knopman, David S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Aged; Cognitive Dysfunction - classification; Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology; Cognitive Dysfunction - prevention & control; Dementia - epidemiology; Dementia - pathology; Dementia - prevention & control; Humans; Incidence; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Prevalence; Mild cognitive impairment; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Classification; Incidence

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate stage in the trajectory from normal cognition to dementia. Despite controversies about the classification of MCI, recent published criteria for MCI allow better comparison of the prevalence, incidence, and outcomes of MCI. Subjects with MCI have a h...