Section of Geriatric Medicine (11G), Division of General and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 109 Bee Street, Charleston, SC 29401, USA.
Clin Geriatr Med. 2013 Nov;29(4):895-905. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2013.07.010.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a unique entity in the spectrum of syndromes of cognitive loss. Many patients referred for evaluation of memory loss come with an assumption that they already have dementia. When patients are diagnosed with MCI, they and their caregivers have to deal with the challenge of uncertainties. Patient and family education must stress the uncertainty of whether the deficits will progress. This article aims to guide the clinician who has reached a diagnosis of MCI and is working with the patient and family on coping with the uncertainties of MCI.
轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 是认知障碍综合征谱中的一个独特实体。许多因记忆丧失而就诊的患者都认为自己已经患有痴呆症。当患者被诊断为 MCI 时，他们及其护理人员必须应对不确定性的挑战。患者和家属教育必须强调缺陷是否会进展的不确定性。本文旨在指导临床医生在 MCI 诊断方面的工作，并帮助患者及其家属应对 MCI 的不确定性。
