Is mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease a useful diagnosis?

The question is one of neurology’s many enduring and intriguing debates. At the AAT-AD/PD Focus meeting, Amos Korczyn (Tel Aviv University, Israel) was clear the answer is “No”. The problematic basis for a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, its uncertain prognostic implications, and the adverse impact it may have on patients makes the concept unsuited for clinical use. Do you agree?

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Is mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease a useful diagnosis?

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