Dealing with mild cognitive impairment: Help for patients and caregivers

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 895-905

  Courtney, Donald L ^a  

^a RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Alzheimer disease; Cognitive training; Dementia progression; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; MEMANTINE; MULTIVITAMIN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NUTRACEUTICAL; OXYGEN; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D;

ADL DISABILITY; ALERTNESS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COMORBIDITY; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXERCISE; FAMILY COPING; FIREARM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MENTAL TASK; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OBESITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOCIAL DISABILITY; URINARY URGENCY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE TRAINING; DEMENTIA PROGRESSION; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF CARE;

EID: 84884787490     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: 18798853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2013.07.010     Document Type: Review

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