title: Prevention of cognitive impairment in the midlife women.
abstract: Forgetfulness is common symptom with age. Especially for midlife women, hormonal cessation by menopausal change is one of the causes in cognitive disorders. And neuropathological changes in brain can lead to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and eventually dementia. Prevention of MCI is important for decreasing progression to dementia. This article presents therapeutic approaches based on pathophysiologic changes in brain for preventing cognitive decline.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Ah
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyuk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jung
keywords: Hormone replacement therapy; Mild cognitive impairment; Postmenopause