An estimated 99% of primary care doctors under-diagnose mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, according to an analysis of data for 200,000 primary care doctors by the USC researchers. The most common sign of MCI is forgetfulness, but other signs include mild changes in personality and trouble with efficiency or getting things done.
“There’s really just a tiny fraction of physicians in a position to diagnose MCI who would find these cases early enough for maximum therapeutic potential,” researcher Soeren Mattke, MD, director of the Brain Health Observatory at USC, said in a. “For MCI caused by Alzheimer’s disease, the earlier you treat, the better your outcomes. This means even though the disease may be slowly progressing, every day counts.
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