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Mild Cognitive Impairment: Risk Factors

I'm linking to this post about Risk Factors for Mild Cognitive Impairment over at Psychscape.
    Mild cognitive impairment was associated with race (African American), low educational level, low Modified Mini-Mental State Examination and Digit Symbol Test scores, cortical atrophy, MRI-identified infarcts, and measurements of depression. The MCI amnestic-type was associated with MRI-identified infarcts, the presence of the APOE 4 allele, and low Modified Mini-Mental State Examination scores. The study's primary author pointed out that it is important to note that African Americans have more cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular disease risk factors than whites, which may explain the increased prevalence of MCI in this group of subjects.

The consistently excellent Psychscape is written by the Psychiatry Editor for Medscape and should be a regular stop for mental health professionals.

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