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Mild Cognitive Impairment

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Age-associated cognitive decline; Age-associated memory impairment; Benign senescent forgetfulness; Cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND)

Description of Mild Cognitive Impairment

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is described as a prodromal or transitional state whereby individuals present with reduced performance on selected neuropsychological tests and are at increased risk for the development of dementia. The initial characterization of MCI as defined by Petersen et al. (1999) included the following criteria: (1) a subjective complaint of a memory disorder (preferably corroborated by an informant), (2) intact activities of daily living, (3) preserved general cognitive abilities, (4) objective evidence of a memory deficit; and (5) the absence of dementia. In their initial research, Petersen et al. (1999) studied three groups of participants – patients classified as MCI, a normal control (NC) group, and patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The primary findings showed that...

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  1. Departments of Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Psychology, Rowan University, New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA

    David J. Libon

  2. Memory, Aging and Resilience Clinic (MARC), Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

    Lisa Delano-Wood

  3. VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA

    Lisa Delano-Wood

  4. University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA

    Mark W. Bondi

  5. Neuropsychological Assessment Unit, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA

    Mark W. Bondi

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Libon, D.J., Delano-Wood, L., Bondi, M.W. (2018). Mild Cognitive Impairment. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_513

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