Mild cognitive impairment – dementia precursor or normal aging?
One third of participants with diagnosed mild cognitive impairment were diagnosed with underlying disease and a large proportion of participants were furthermore diagnosed with a progressive disease during the study period. Early diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment will be of increasing importance when new disease modifying drugs for common neurodegenerative diseases become accessible.
Authors
- Marıá K. Jónsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0383-007X)
- Sveinn Hákon Hardarson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5865-6756)
- Helga Eyjolfsdottir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1686-6453)
- Einar Stefánsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8113-2958)
- Jón Snædal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1351-1104)
- Margrét Sturludóttir
- Petur H. Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6622-3002)
- Ólöf Birna Ólafsdóttir
- Unnur D. Teitsdottir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2723-2242)
- Magnús Jóhannsson
- Kristinn Johnsen
- Thorkell Elí Guðmundsson
- Ísak Örn Ívarsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3012-4402)
Institutions
- University of Iceland (IS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Læknablaðið
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17992/lbl.2025.06.844
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00