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Discussing MCI with children May 26 1:41pm | By Dr. Courtney McAlister (@drcourtneymcalister)
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@emyliander

Can you tell me what the difference is between MCI and Mild Dementia.
Thank you.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 20 4:56pm

Good question, @emyliander. I'm tagging @DrDonaLocke and @drcourtneymcalister in the hopes that they can give a plain language definition of the difference between MCI and mild dementia.

In the meantime, I found this definition:
"Both mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia are characterized by objective evidence of cognitive impairment. The main distinctions between mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia are that in the latter, more than one cognitive domain is involved and substantial interference with daily life is evident." Read more here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4185370/

Sarah, have you been diagnosed with MCI of mild dementia?

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