Title: Cognitive Impairment without Dementia in Older Adults.
Authors: Plassman, B. L.; Langa, K. M.; Fisher, G. G.; Heeringa, S. G.; Weir, D. R.; Ofstedal, M. B.; Burke, J. R.; Hurd, M. D.; Potter, G. G.; Rodgers, W. L.; Steffens, D. C.; McArdle, J. J.; Willis, R. J.; Wallace, R. B.
Abstract: The article presents information on a study conducted on mild cognitive impairment without dementia among older adults in the U.S. It is mentioned that mild cognitive impairment might affect attention, language, judgment, and memory, but it doesn't severely impair activities of daily living. In the study, many neuropsychological tests were done on 856 people above 71 years. The researchers found that about 22% of the older people had cognitive impairment that did not develop into dementia.
Subjects: UNITED States; COGNITION disorders in old age; DEMENTIA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests; OLDER people
Publication: Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008, Vol 148, Issue 6, pI53
ISSN: 0003-4819
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-148-6-200803180-00002

Cognitive Impairment without Dementia in Older Adults.

Plassman, B. L.; Langa, K. M.; Fisher, G. G.; Heeringa, S. G.; Weir, D. R.; Ofstedal, M. B.; Burke, J. R.; Hurd, M. D.; Potter, G. G.; Rodgers, W. L.; Steffens, D. C.; McArdle, J. J.; Willis, R. J.; Wallace, R. B.