Non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment

There are two subtypes of mild cognitive impairment:
*Amnestic - which is characterized by memory impairment
*Non-amnestic - which is characterized by deficits in one or more cognitive domains

Individuals with mild cognitive impairment can be viewed as being in a transitional state between normal age-related decline and dementia, yet they may not necessarily progress to a dementing condition.

If an individual complains of cognitive problems in areas other than memory, that person would be categorized as having ‘non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment with either single or multiple domains.

In amnestic mild cognitive impairment memory is the dominant problem; in nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment other cognitive impairments dominate, such as problems with language, visuospatial processing and attention.

The nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment with impairments in non-memory domains have a higher likehood of progressing to a non-Alzheimer dementia, such as dementia with Lewy bodies.
Non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment