Mild cognitive impairment; diagnosis and management

Primary care physicians play a crucial role in the detection and management of MCI that potentially could be life-changing to the individual.

Making the diagnosis of MCI provides an opportunity to stratify management of the risk factors for dementia and can allow the patient to gain better health literacy, make wise lifestyle decisions and therefore improve outcomes.

Acknowledgements

Content created in 2021 by Dr Bronwyn Copeland MBChB FRANZCP cert POA, Consultant Psychiatrist, Mental Health Services for Older People, Tauranga Hospital.