Mild cognitive impairment and progression to dementia of Alzheimer's disease

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2017Author
Quintes Steiner, Ana Beatriz [UNIFESP]
Jacinto, Alessandro Ferrari
De Sa Mayoral, Vania Ferreira
Dozzi Brucki, Sonia Maria
Citero, Vanessa De Albuquerque [UNIFESP]
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ArtigoISSN
0104-4230Is part of
Revista Da Associacao Medica BrasileiraDOI
10.1590/1806-9282.63.07.651Metadata
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The increase in life expectancy in the Brazilian population raises questions about the preparation of the public health system in identifying elderly patients with signs of cognitive impairment. Currently, as a consequence of the long duration of preclinical phase of Alzheimer's disease, efforts of early detection have been emphasized. Clinical dementia presents an important impact on the individual's caregivers, family, society and economy. Identifying individuals who already have some cognitive impairment, despite remaining functional, as well as analyzing associated comorbidities, constitutes an opportunity to analyze possibilities for future interventions. Dementias are clinical conditions that impose a burden on the health system with its high costs, whereas the identification of individuals with cognitive impairment without dementia can aid patients and their families to plan the future and mitigate costs. This narrative revision can provide general practitioners with more information on the subject.
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Revista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira. Sao Paulo, v. 63, n. 7, p. 651-655, 2017.Keywords
elderlycognitive deficits
mild cognitive impairment
general practice
Alzheimer's disease
diagnosis
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