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MCI is a clinically useful concept

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2006

Ronald C. Petersen  and
David S. Knopman
Ronald C. Petersen
Affiliation:
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, U.S.A. Email: Peter8@mayo.edu, Knopman@mayo.edu
David S. Knopman
Affiliation:
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, U.S.A. Email: Peter8@mayo.edu, Knopman@mayo.edu
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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has become a major issue in the fields of geriatrics, behavioral neurology and geriatric psychiatry. While some have embraced the construct as a step forward in understanding the prodromal stages of dementing disorders, others have assailed the concept as counterproductive and distracting. Perhaps this is appropriate, since any new proposal for the clinical characterization of impaired subjects should undergo strict scrutiny.

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For Debate: Is Mild Cognitive Impairment a clinically useful concept?
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , September 2006 , pp. 394 - 402
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International Psychogeriatric Association 2006

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