Correlation between Mild Cognitive Impairment and Functional Status among Elderly
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Functional impairment in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment and mild Alzheimer disease.
CONTEXT The original mild cognitive impairment (MCI) criteria exclude substantial functional deficits, but recent reports suggest otherwise. Identifying the extent, severity, type, and correlates of functional deficits that occur in MCI and mild Alzheimer disease (AD) can aid in early detection of incipient dementia and can identify potential mechanistic pathways to disrupted instrumental activ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2536-9792
DOI: 10.21608/ejgg.2016.30870