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Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: 3. Mild cognitive impairment and cognitive impairment without dementia
5 May 2008
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BACKGROUND: Mild cognitive impairment and cognitive impairment, no dementia, are emerging terms that encompass the clinical state between normal cognition and dementia in elderly people. Controversy surrounds their characterization, definition and application in clinical practice. In this article, we provide physicians with practical guidance on the definition, diagnosis and treatment of mild cognitive impairment...