Communicating mild cognitive impairment diagnoses with and without amyloid imaging

Communicating mild cognitive impairment diagnoses with and without amyloid imaging

Abstract Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has an uncertain etiology and prognosis and may be challenging for clinicians to discuss with patients and families. Amyloid imaging may aid specialists in determining MCI etiology and prognosis, but creates novel challenges related to disease labe...

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Main Authors: Joshua D. Grill, Liana G. Apostolova, Szofia Bullain, Jeffrey M. Burns, Chelsea G. Cox, Malcolm Dick, Dean Hartley, Claudia Kawas, Sarah Kremen, Jennifer Lingler, Oscar L. Lopez, Mark Mapstone, Aimee Pierce, Gil Rabinovici, J. Scott Roberts, Seyed Ahmad Sajjadi, Edmond Teng, Jason Karlawish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Mild cognitive impairment
Diagnosis
Disclosure
Prognosis
Amyloid imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-017-0261-y

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