Persistence of Neuropsychological Testing Deficits in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Author(s) -
Edmond Teng,
Kathleen Tingus,
Po H. Lu,
Jeffrey L. Cummings
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.026
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1421-9824
pISSN - 1420-8008
DOI - 10.1159/000235732
Subject(s) - neuropsychology , psychology , neuropsychological test , audiology , persistence (discontinuity) , cognition , dementia , memory impairment , neuropsychological assessment , alzheimer's disease , cognitive disorder , cognitive test , cognitive impairment , psychiatry , disease , medicine , geotechnical engineering , engineering
The significant variability across studies of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in rates of progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and reversion to normal cognition may be due to differences in specific neuropsychological tests and thresholds used to define MCI.
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