Mild cognitive impairment: a concept in evolution
Mayo Clinic · WinnMed · +5 more institutions
Abstract
The construct of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has evolved over the past 10 years since the publication of the new MCI definition at the Key Symposium in 2003, but the core criteria have remained unchanged. The construct has been extensively used worldwide, both in clinical and in research settings, to define the grey area between intact cognitive functioning and clinical dementia. A rich set of data regarding occurrence, risk factors and progression of MCI has been generated. Discrepancies between studies can be mostly explained by differences in the operationalization of the criteria, differences in the setting where the criteria have been applied, selection of subjects and length of follow-up in…
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- Operationalization
- Construct (python library)
- Medicine
- Dementia
- Cognition
- Population
- Set (abstract data type)
- Reliability (semiconductor)