This was highlighted during the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® 2012 (AAIC® 2012) in Vancouver based on two studies linking mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to serious negative health effects.
One of the studies was conducted by Mindy Katz, MPH and colleagues at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in Bronx, New York and it showed that people with dementia is at risk of death 3.26 times more than those who are cognitively normal and the mortality risk was found 2.17 times higher for those with amnestic MCI, which is a precursor to Alzheimer’s dementia.
The study further supports how early detection of MCI or Alzheimer’s can prevent the worsening of the conditions but also in prolonging life. If MCI or Alzheimer’s is detected or diagnosed early, the patient will likely to have the opportunity for proper medical care plan that will address the challenges and reduce the exposure to the risk of death and may also be able to have access to resources available in the community that offer support to this cause.
For more information click http://www.einstein.yu.edu/news/releases/810/amnestic-mild-cognitive-impairment-mci-doubles-risk-of-death/
Dr. Dalkilic (Dr. Dal) has been a Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology since 2000 and has been practicing psychiatry in New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia area. He specializes in the treatment of eating, anxiety, bipolar and depressive disorders, as well as psychopharmacology. He has been a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Temple University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Dal graduated from Psychiatry Residency Training Program of Yale University in 1999 and is a graduate of Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul. He began his MPH training at Yale University School of Public Health and obtained his MPH degree from George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services, in 2002. He was selected and participated in the 2008 Future Leaders in Psychiatry Program organized by Emory University, while practicing psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (2005-2009).
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