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What is the significance of mild problems with memory and other aspects of cognition in an older individual? Is it a prelude to dementia? Is it just a nuisance? Should anything be done when mild problems develop? Dr. Ron Petersen introduced the concept of mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in the 1990s. In view of the fact that Alzheimer’s disease follows a gradual transition from normal to abnormal, the concept of MCI represents the transition state – not clearly normal, but not dementia. In the episode, Dr. Brinkman will discuss the subtypes of MCI and what these subtypes may mean for the
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