Essentials of the proper diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and major subtypes of dementia

From: Mayo Clinic Proceedings | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Loss of cognitive function in the elderly population is a common condition encountered in general medical practice. Diagnostic criteria and approaches have become more refined and explicit in the past several years. Precise diagnosis is feasible clinically. In this article, the precursor state an d major subtypes of dementia are considered. Mild cognitive impairment is the term given to patients with cognitive impairment that is detectable by clinical criteria but does not produce impairment in daily functioning. When daily functioning is impaired as a result of cognitive decline, dementia is ...

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