Consensus and controversy about the study of mild behavioral impairment and dementia / 中华神经科杂志

ABSTRACT

Dementia is a clinical syndrome characterized by cognitive impairment and decreased daily activity.In recent years, more and more studies have shown that there are neuropsychiatric syndromes in people with normal cognitive function , thus increasing the risk of dementia.This population has been defined as mild behavioral impairment (MBI).MBI is now considered to be one of the prodromal symptoms of dementia, and there have been some researches and consensus on the definition , diagnosis and screening scale of MBI, but there are still a lot of controversies.For this reason, we systematically reviewed the research progress of MBI , to clarify the evidence on the definition , diagnostic criteria and screening methods of MBI, and to summarize the consensus and controversy of the research on the correlation between MBI and dementia, aiming to draw attention to the applicability and necessity of MBI diagnostic criteria in clinical practice.