Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

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There are ways to help a person with mild cognitive impairment manage their symptoms and cope with memory loss. There are strategies that can be adopted to help with this.

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Diagnosing MCI can help people get access to any help or support they may need. Thinking problems can be assessed at the GP or a memory service.

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Anyone can develop MCI at any age. However, the risk increases greatly as a person gets older. MCI can have a number of different possible causes - some of these are treatable but others are not.
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Mild cognitive impairment is when a person starts to have problems with their memory or thinking. It can be a sign of a disease that will eventually cause dementia but MCI is not dementia and can be caused by other health problems.
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