Real-life management of patients with mild cognitive impairment: an Italian survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a syndrome with heterogeneous underlying causes and different rates of disease progression, whose clinical heterogeneity leads to a wide variation in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in clinical practice. The lack of uniform practical recommendations on diagnostic workup and treatment for MCI patients hinders optimal management of these patients, worsening their prognosis. Standardized guidelines for the investigation and follow-up of MCI are therefore urgently required.

Aim

Aim of our study was to assess the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to MCI patients in the setting of Italian Memory Clinics.

Methods

A survey was delivered to a sample of Italian neurologists through two different phases: a first exploratory p

SUBMITTER: Bonanni L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11306749 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature