title: Lifelong Reading Disorder and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Implications for Diagnosis.
abstract: Although neuropsychological tests are commonly used in the evaluation of possible mild cognitive impairment (MCI), poor test scores may be indicative of factors other than neurological compromise. The current study assessed the role of lifelong reading disorder on MCI classification. Community dwelling older adults with a suspected developmental reading disorder were identified by inference based on reading test performance. Individuals with a suspected reading disorder were significantly more likely to perform at a level consistent with MCI on several commonly used neuropsychological tests. The findings suggest a relationship between a history of reading disorder and MCI classification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA.|Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Brian K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Lebowitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Boston, University School of Medicine, Framingham Heart Study, Boston, MA, USA.|The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA.|Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Alexa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beiser
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Boston, University School of Medicine, Framingham Heart Study, Boston, MA, USA.|The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA.|Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seshadri
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Boston, University School of Medicine, Framingham Heart Study, Boston, MA, USA.|The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA.|Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Boston, University School of Medicine, Framingham Heart Study, Boston, MA, USA.|The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA.|Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Sandford
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Auerbach
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Boston, University School of Medicine, Framingham Heart Study, Boston, MA, USA.|The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA.|Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Rhoda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Au
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; cognition; dyslexia; learning disorders; memory disorders; mild cognitive impairment; neuropsychological tests