Alzheimer's - Dementia, Author Interviews, Geriatrics, Mental Health Research / 24.04.2014
Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Ziad Nasreddine MD FRCP(C)
Professeur adjoint
Université de Sherbrooke et McGill University
Neuro Rive-Sud/CEDRA: Centre Diagnostique et Recherche sur la Maladie d'Alzheimer Québec, Canada
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of this study?
Dr. Nasreddine: The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) total score (MoCA-TS) and Memory Index Score (MoCA-MIS) are useful in predicting conversion to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Identifying individuals with MCI at high of conversion to Alzheimer’s disease is important clinically and for selecting appropriate subjects for therapeutic trials.
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