Subjective Cognitive Impairment: Do You Have It? What does it Mean?
(Source: New York University Langone Medical Center) – Forgot where you put your car keys? Having trouble recalling a friend’s name? If so, this may be a symptom of subjective cognitive impairment (SCI), the earliest sign of cognitive decline, according to Dr. Barry Reisberg of NYU. SCI is marked by situations such as when a person recognizes they can’t remember a name like they used to or where they recently placed important objects. Studies have shown that SCI is experienced by 25% to 50% of people over the age of 65.
A new study finds that healthy older adults reporting SCI are 4.5 times more likely to progress to the more advanced memory-loss stages of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia.
“This is the first study to use mild cognitive impairment, as well as dementia, as an outcome criterion to demonstrate the outcome of SCI as a possible forerunner of eventual Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Reisberg, NYU Alzheimer’s Disease Center at NYU Langone Medical Center.
Dr. Reisberg developed the concept of SCI, and also scales to detect early impairment, which he has granted me permission to use. If you would like to assess your memory you can contact me at Davidrjl@aol.com and I’ll send you 3 of the best tests – DLarsen
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