TY - JOUR
T1 - Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
T2 - Characteristics, risk factors and prevention
AU - Halperin, Ilan
AU - Korczyn, Amos D.
PY - 2006/3
Y1 - 2006/3
N2 - Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a term describing the individual's cognitive state, ranging from normal aging to dementia. Since the term MCI was only recently introduced, there are still controversies regarding its definition, frequency and characteristics. Despite ambiguity in the clinical definitions, MCI is strongly considered as representing enhanced risk for the development of dementia. Therefore, MCI seems to be an important target phase for clinical intervention aimed at inhibiting deterioration to dementia. Despite the controversies regarding the diagnosis of MCI and its exact definition, great progress has been achieved in identifying brain changes, genetic risk factors and prevention factors associated with MCI.
AB - Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a term describing the individual's cognitive state, ranging from normal aging to dementia. Since the term MCI was only recently introduced, there are still controversies regarding its definition, frequency and characteristics. Despite ambiguity in the clinical definitions, MCI is strongly considered as representing enhanced risk for the development of dementia. Therefore, MCI seems to be an important target phase for clinical intervention aimed at inhibiting deterioration to dementia. Despite the controversies regarding the diagnosis of MCI and its exact definition, great progress has been achieved in identifying brain changes, genetic risk factors and prevention factors associated with MCI.
KW - Aging brain
KW - Alzheimer's disease (AD)
KW - Dementia
KW - Memory
KW - Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
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SN - 0017-7768
VL - 145
SP - 229
EP - 234
JO - Harefuah
JF - Harefuah
IS - 3 SPEC. ISS.
ER -