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Conversion to Dementia in the Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Prodan, Liiana Pereanu, Marcel |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | Mild cognitive impairment is a syndrome defined as the cognitive decline greater than the expectancy determined by the age and educational level of the individual, but which does not interfere with the daily activities.(1) The prevalence in the population studies of epidemiological type is between 3-19% in adults over 65 years old. A number of people with mild cognitive impairment remain stable or regain cognitive normality, but more than a half, progress to dementia over the next five years, and that is why a number of authors state that mild cognitive impairment can be considered a risk factor for dementia. The amnestic type of cognitive impairment has an increased risk of conversion to Alzheimer's dementia. Petersen et al. states that 80-95% of the patients with mild cognitive impairment will develop dementia during their life.(1,2) |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.amtsibiu.ro/Arhiva/2012/Nr1-en/Prodan.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
