Millions of older Americans may be unaware they have memory and thinking impairments mostly because their doctors aren't diagnosing them, new research suggests.
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More than 7 million people in the United States may have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and not know it. Even worse, very few doctors can diagnose this cognitive condition correctly, which could perpetuate the problem, according to two new studies.
Two studies suggest up to 10 million Americans don't know they're living with mild cognitive impairment, and few doctors identify it as often as they should.