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Neuro Note #1-MCI

     I read the article entitled "A Typical Day with Mild Cognitive Impairment". In the article, it talks about a project that was done by the University of Pennsylvania's Memory center where patients were to take pictures on a camera of a "typical day" living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Afterwards, the patients discussed the aspects of their life that frustrate, facilitate, or challenge their memory. To further my learning I made sure to understand what MCI is and how it is diagnosed so I could better understand the article. I chose this resource amongst others because I have heard a lot about cognitive impairments, dementia, and Alzheimer's, but I never knew or heard of MCI. I wanted to learn about what MCI stood for/meant, and what the difference was from dementia or Alzheimer's.      In relation to our course content, I learned that it is important to consider caregivers as well as the patient when creating intervention strategies. In the...