MCI and Alzheimer's Disease

Paper Summary:

The paper explains that Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a fairly new term to the medical community. The paper relates that most healthcare professionals use it to describe "people who have some problems with their memory but do not actually have dementia." The paper discusses how studies indicate MCI can predict Alzheimer's. The paper explains that as research progresses, a new understanding of Alzheimer's disease and its predictors could hopefully allow treatment and longevity for victims of this disease. The paper relates that for those continuing to suffer from the disease, new designs in assisted living and Alzheimer's facilities can facilitate treatment, a better quality of life and increased involvement in eventually discovering a cure for Alzheimer's disease.

From the Paper:

"This condition is not a disease, and not everyone who has it develops Alzheimer's disease. However, many studies indicate MCI can predict Alzheimer's and many individuals diagnosed with MCI do go on to develop Alzheimer's within a few years. The Alzheimer's Society of Great Britain notes, "In studies carried out in memory clinics, 10-15 per cent of people with MCI went on to develop dementia in each year that the research results were followed up" (Editors). In other words, about 50 percent of MCI sufferers developed Alzheimer's within three to five years of their diagnosis (Sherman 1)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Editors. "A Unique Program for Seniors with Unique Needs." SunriseSeniorLiving.com. 2003. 13 Oct. 2006. < http://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/services/AlzheimersDenentia.do >
• Editors. "Facts About Dementia." Alzheimers.org.uk. March 2005. 13 Oct. 2006.< http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/Facts_about_dementia/What_is_dementia/info_mci.htm >
• Editors. "Mild Cognitive Impairment." CNN.com. 25 Aug. 2006. 13 Oct. 2006.< http://cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00443.html >
• Mulligan, Reinhild, Martial Van Der Linden, and Anne-Claude Juillerat, eds. The Clinical Management of Early Alzheimer's Disease: A Handbook. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003.
• Sherman, Frederick T. "Did President Reagan Have Mild Cognitive Impairment While in Office?" Geriatrics. Sept. 2004. 13 Oct. 2006. < http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2578/is_9_59/ai_n9485777

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