Mild Cognitive Impairment

• When a person experiences mild, but measurable, changes in memory and/or thinking abilities it represents more than normal aging changes.
• These changes are noticeable to family and friends; however, they are not generally severe enough to interfere with one’s activities of daily life.
• The causes range from conditions that can be treated like obstructive sleep apnea to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease.

Much of the focus in research for cures to Alzheimer’s disease is asking people with mild symptoms to volunteer to find new options in treatment to stop the disease from progressing.