出版社：Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
摘要：Two senior patients, who consulted on account of their recent memory losses are presented. Both patients fulfilled the criteria of mild cognitive impairment. The first was followed during a period of five years, and only in the last interview an early onset of Alzheimer’s disease was suspected. The second presented a more accelerated course and was clinically diagnosed as an Alzheimer’s type dementia two years after the first evaluation. Mild cognitive impairment is an entity in which case boundaries are not yet clearly established, but appears as an intermediate stage between normal aging and dementia. It makes possible a diagnosis or suspicion of Alzheimer’s disease without dementia. Serial psychometric evaluations and necropsy of aging people may disclose that there exists a preclinical Alzheimer’s disease in subjects without cognitive deterioration. Quality of life style is among the factors of risk which enables the prediction of dementia in old age, so that it is possible to learn how to minimize the risks of becoming demented.
其他摘要：Two senior patients, who consulted on account of their recent memory losses arepresented. Both patients fulfilled the criteria of mild cognitive impairment. The firstwas followed during a period of five years, and only in the last interview an earlyonset of Alzheimer’s disease was suspected. The second presented a more accelerated course and was clinically diagnosed as an Alzheimer’s type dementia two years after the first evaluation.Mild cognitive impairment is an entity in which case boundaries are not yet clearlyestablished, but appears as an intermediate stage between normal aging and dementia. It makes possible a diagnosis or suspicion of Alzheimer’s disease without dementia. Serial psychometric evaluations and necropsy of aging people may disclose that there exists a preclinical Alzheimer’s disease in subjects without cognitive deterioration.Quality of life style is among the factors of risk which enables the prediction of dementia in old age, so that it is possible to learn how to minimize the risks of becoming demented.
