Journal Club – Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): Reversion and Progression in Singaporean Older Persons: Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study

Events   6 July, 2017

Date: 6 July 2017

Time: 8-9AM

Venue: Seminar Room T09- 04, Level 9, NUHS Tower Block

Speaker(s):

Dr Gao Qi, Research Fellow, Dept. of Psychological Medicine, NUH
Dr Gwee Xinyi, Research Fellow, Dept. of Psychological Medicine, NUH”

Chairperson:  A/Prof Ng Tze Pin, Professorial Fellow, Dept. of Psychological Medicine, NUH

Brief Abstract:

  1. Identifying predictors for MCI converting to dementia or returning to normal cognition is crucial for clinical management of MCI patients. We assessed the rates and factors predicting MCI reversion and progression in SLAS cohort.
  2. Associations between habitual lifestyle activities and reversal of mild cognitive impairment in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies.