Ronald Carl Petersen

Research topics

• Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · 6 papers
• Alzheimer's disease research and treatments · 3 papers
• Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments · 2 papers
• Traumatic Brain Injury Research · 1 paper
• Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies · 1 paper
• Nutritional Studies and Diet · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Bengt G. Winblad · 2 papers
• Charles S DeCarli · 2 papers
• Karen A. Ritchie · 2 papers
• Marilyn S. Albert · 1 paper
• Steven T. DeKosky · 1 paper
• Dennis W. Dickson · 1 paper
• Bruno Dubois · 1 paper
• Howard Feldman · 1 paper

Papers

1. The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer s & Dementia · 2011 · 10,470 citations

   The National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association charged a workgroup with the task of developing criteria for the symptomatic predementia phase of Alzheimer's disease (AD), referred to in this article as mild cognitive impairment due to AD. The…

2. Mild Cognitive ImpairmentArchives of Neurology · 1999 · 9,091 citations

   BACKGROUND: Subjects with a mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have a memory impairment beyond that expected for age and education yet are not demented. These subjects are becoming the focus of many prediction studies and early intervention trials. OBJECTIVE: To characterize…

3. Mild cognitive impairment as a diagnostic entityJournal of Internal Medicine · 2004 · 7,992 citations

   The concept of cognitive impairment intervening between normal ageing and very early dementia has been in the literature for many years. Recently, the construct of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been proposed to designate an early, but abnormal, state of…

4. Mild cognitive impairment – beyond controversies, towards a consensus: report of the International Working Group on Mild Cognitive ImpairmentJournal of Internal Medicine · 2004 · 5,035 citations

   The First Key Symposium was held in Stockholm, Sweden, 2-5 September 2003. The aim of the symposium was to integrate clinical and epidemiological perspectives on the topic of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). A multidisciplinary, international group of experts discussed the…

5. Current Concepts in Mild Cognitive ImpairmentArchives of Neurology · 2001 · 4,822 citations

   The field of aging and dementia is focusing on the characterization of the earliest stages of cognitive impairment. Recent research has identified a transitional state between the cognitive changes of normal aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD), known as mild cognitive…

6. Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and DementiaStroke · 2011 · 3,854 citations

   BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This scientific statement provides an overview of the evidence on vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia. Vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia of later life are common. Definitions of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI), neuropathology, basic…