PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Assaf, Georges
AU  - Tanielian, Maria
TI  - Mild cognitive impairment in primary care: a clinical review
AID  - 10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-136035
DP  - 2018 Nov 01
TA  - Postgraduate Medical Journal
PG  - 647--652
VI  - 94
IP  - 1117
4099  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/94/1117/647.short
4100  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/94/1117/647.full
SO  - Postgrad Med J2018 Nov 01; 94
AB  - Dementia is projected to become a global health priority but often not diagnosed in its earlier preclinical stage which is mild cognitive impairment (MCI). MCI is generally referred as a transition state between normal cognition and Alzheimer’s disease. Primary care physicians play an important role in its early diagnosis and identification of patients most likely to progress to Alzheimer’s disease while offering evidenced-based interventions that may reverse or halt the progression to further cognitive impairment. The aim of this review is to introduce the concept of MCI in primary care through a case-based clinical review. We discuss the case of a patient with MCI and provide an evidence-based framework for assessment, early recognition and management of MCI while addressing associated risk factors, neuropsychiatric symptoms and prognosis.