====== Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) ======

>Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition in which individuals demonstrate cognitive impairment with minimal impairment of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)"
>\\ Source : [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5772157/|Neurology. 2018 Jan 16; 90(3): 126–135. ]]

It can occur as a transitional stage between 'normal' ageing (with[[content:psychology:general:memory_decline]]) and the development of dementia or[[content:medicine:diseases:a-f:alzheimers]]

It can involve some cognitive impairment and mild memory loss.

It was first recognised as a distinct condition around two decades ago. The incidence is currently estimated at between 10% and 25% of the over 60s.

Its cause is unknown and there are currently no effective treatments.

//Note:// There is currently a proposal to re-name MCI to //Mild Neurocognitive Disorder//