Mild cognitive impairment or dementia

Disease

4 papers8 findings

  • Humans3

Associations

8

Amyloid and tau pathology

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Amyloid and tau pathology predicts mild cognitive impairment or dementia in humans (>50%).

    “>50% of CU with high amyloid and tau progress to MCI/dementia within 5 years”

    Reviewcognitively unimpaired individuals with high amyloid and tau5 years

    Alzheimer's Disease Begins Years Before Symptoms: Alzheimer's Association Workgroup

    AAIC 2025 abstract9 Jan 2026

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Neuropsychiatric symptoms

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Neuropsychiatric symptoms raise the risk of mild cognitive impairment or dementia in humans (3x higher odds).

    “The High‐All group had the greatest progression risk to MCI/dementia, with 3x higher odds than Low‐All ( p < .001)”

    Humans

    Neuropsychiatric Phenotypes in Cognitively Unimpaired Older Adults: Associations with Clinical Progression and Domain‐Specific Cognitive Trajectories

    AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025

Subtle objectively-defined cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive decline

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Subtle objectively-defined cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive decline raises the risk of mild cognitive impairment or dementia in humans.

    “Participants with both sOCI and SCD had the highest risk of progression to MCI or dementia.”

    Humansbaseline free from MCI or dementia

    Subtle Objective and Subjective Cognitive Decline Predict Risk of Dementia

    AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025

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Self-reported subjective cognitive decline

upin humans1HR 1.85

1 study
  1. Self-reported subjective cognitive decline predicts mild cognitive impairment or dementia in humans (HR=1.85, p = 0.04).

    “and self‐reported SCD (HR=1.85, p = 0.04)”

    Humansbaseline free from MCI or dementia

    Subtle Objective and Subjective Cognitive Decline Predict Risk of Dementia

    AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025

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Subtle objectively-defined cognitive impairment

upin humans1HR 2.61

1 study
  1. Subtle objectively-defined cognitive impairment predicts mild cognitive impairment or dementia in humans (HR=2.61, p = 0.02).

    “followed by sOCI (HR=2.61, p = 0.02)”

    Humansbaseline free from MCI or dementia

    Subtle Objective and Subjective Cognitive Decline Predict Risk of Dementia

    AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025

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Informant-reported subjective cognitive decline

upin humans1HR 2.97

1 study
  1. Informant-reported subjective cognitive decline predicts mild cognitive impairment or dementia in humans (HR=2.97, p <0.0001).

    “Informant‐reported SCD had the highest OR for prediction of future MCI/dementia (HR=2.97, p <0.0001)”

    Humansbaseline free from MCI or dementia

    Subtle Objective and Subjective Cognitive Decline Predict Risk of Dementia

    AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025

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Amyloid PET positivity

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Amyloid PET positivity raises the risk of mild cognitive impairment or dementia in humans (from 9.09% to 42.42%).

    “percentage of progressors in the A+T‐ group increased from 9.09% to 42.42%”

    Humans

    The clinical prognosis of cognitively unimpaired individuals with positive PET biomarkers

    AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025

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Amyloid and tau PET positivity

upin humans1+100%

1 study
  1. Amyloid and tau PET positivity raises the risk of mild cognitive impairment or dementia in humans (100%).

    “100% of the PREVENT‐AD participants who were A+T+ have now progressed to MCI or dementia”

    Humans

    The clinical prognosis of cognitively unimpaired individuals with positive PET biomarkers

    AAIC 2025 abstract24 Dec 2025

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