Mild cognitive impairment – beyond controversies, towards a consensus: report of the International Working Group on Mild Cognitive Impairment

Abstract

Abstract. The First Key Symposium was held in Stockholm, Sweden, 2–5 September 2003. The aim of the symposium was to integrate clinical and epidemiological perspectives on the topic of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). A multidisciplinary, international group of experts discussed the current status and future directions of MCI, with regard to clinical presentation, cognitive and functional assessment, and the role of neuroimaging, biomarkers and genetics. Agreement on new perspectives, as well as recommendations for management and future research were discussed by the international working group. The specific recommendations for the general MCI criteria include the following: (i) the person is neither normal nor demented; (ii) there is evidence of cognitive deterioration shown by either objectively measured decline over time and/or subjective report of decline by self and/or informant in conjunction with objective cognitive deficits; and (iii) activities of daily living are preserved and complex instrumental functions are either intact or minimally impaired.

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Affiliated Institutions

• University of Gothenburg SE
• Mayo Clinic US
• Maastricht University NL
• University of Geneva CH
• Uppsala University SE
• University of Helsinki FI
• Australian National University AU
• University of California, Davis US
• New York University US
• Johns Hopkins University US
• Tohoku University JP
• Institut National de Recherche en Santé Publique ML
• Karolinska Institutet SE
• Erasmus University Rotterdam NL
• National Institutes of Health US

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