Article
Prevalence of four subtypes of mild cognitive impairment and APOE in a Japanese community.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Oct 2009
Sasaki Megumi, Kodama Chiine, Hidaka Shin, Yamashita Fumio, Kinoshita Toru, Nemoto Kiyotaka, Ikejima Chiaki, Asada Takashi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The results of previous reports estimating the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have varied widely according to the criteria used to define MCI. METHODS: We assessed the cognitive function of Japanese community-dwelling individuals >or=65 years old and attempted to estima...
Topics
- Aged
- Alzheimer Disease
- Amnesia
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Asian People
- Cognition Disorders
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Japan
- Male
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
