Which assessment tools best distinguish between mild cognitive impairment and dementia? Lessons from a Slovak memory clinic cohort
Petr Novak, Stanislav Katina, Petra Brandoburova, Michaela Jezberova, Veronika Reznakova, Jozef Hanes, Frantisek Jurcaga, Peter Koson, Michal Novak, Linus Jönsson, Norbert Zilka · 2026
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Petr Novak leads a 2026 study asking which thinking tests best separate mild cognitive impairment from dementia, using the first cohort from a Slovak memory clinic. The group enrolled 150 people over three years, with 84 classed as mild impairment and 55 as dementia in the main analysis. A wide battery of memory, fluency, attention, and daily-living tools was applied.
A verbal learning test and a questionnaire on complex daily activities separated the groups best. Two digit span tests, forward and backward, showed no difference between groups at all. People with dementia had more shrinkage in memory and outer brain regions, larger fluid spaces, and lower total brain volume. Schooling, vital signs, and body measures did not differ. The authors back daily-living assessment and call for sharper objective tools.
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| CREATOR | Petr Novak, Stanislav Katina, Petra Brandoburova, Michaela Jezberova, Veronika Reznakova, Jozef Hanes, Frantisek Jurcaga, Peter Koson, Michal Novak, Linus Jönsson, Norbert Zilka |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35949 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |