Practice guideline update summary: Mild cognitive impairment
Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
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- Received February 24, 2017
- Accepted in final form September 22, 2017
- First Published December 27, 2017.
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Author Disclosures
- Ronald C. Petersen, MD, PhD,
- Oscar Lopez, MD,
- Melissa J. Armstrong, MD, MSc,
- Thomas S.D. Getchius,
- Mary Ganguli, MD, MPH,
- David Gloss, MD, MPH&TM,
- Gary S. Gronseth, MD,
- Daniel Marson, JD, PhD,
- Tamara Pringsheim, MD,
- Gregory S. Day, MD, MSc,
- Mark Sager, MD,
- James Stevens, MD and
- Alexander Rae-Grant, MD
- Ronald C. Petersen, MD, PhD,
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Mild Cognitive Impairment,Oxford University Press, 2003
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(1) Roche Incorporated, (2) Merck, (3) Genentech, (4) Biogen
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National Institute on Aging: U01-AG006786 (PI) (1986-present) P50-AG016574 (PI) (1990-present) U01-AG024904 (PI) (2004-present) U01 AG016976 (PI) (1989 ? present)
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- Oscar Lopez, MD,
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Lundbeck,Grifols
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NIA: P50 AG05133-29; 1P01-AG025204-04
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- Melissa J. Armstrong, MD, MSc,
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(1) Neurology, Level of Evidence Editorial Board, 2012- current
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(1) Parkinson's Disease: Improving Patient Care, Oxford University Press, 2014
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(1) American Academy of Neurology Evidence-Based Medicine Methodology Consultant
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(1) Medscape CME (2016 writing, speaking honoraria)
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(1) ARHQ, K08HS024159, PI, 2015-2020
(1) TBI Endpoints Development Initiative (2016-2017)
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- Thomas S.D. Getchius,
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March 2017: Received reimbursement for faculty travel expenses to the New York Academy of Medicine.
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- Mary Ganguli, MD, MPH,
(1)DSMB for National Institute on Aging, grant # AG045157 to Indiana University,
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(1) Alzheimer Association, travel to Alzheimer Association International Conference.
(1) Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Associate Editor, 2008-present. (2) International Psychogeriatrics, Associate Editor, 1996-present. (3) Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, Editorial Board member, 2011-present.
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(1) National Institute on Aging, K07 AG044395, 2003-2013 (2) National Institute on Aging, R01 AG023651, 2013-2018
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- David Gloss, MD, MPH&TM,
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Neurology, LOE Review Team
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(1) Neurology for the Specialty Boards, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2006
(1) Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV 25311
(1) I am an Evidence-based medicine consultant for the American Academy of Neurology
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- Gary S. Gronseth, MD,
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(1) Neurology Now, Editorial advisory board, Inception- Present (2) Neurology, Associate Editor, 2013-Present
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American Academy of Neurology
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- Daniel Marson, JD, PhD,
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Dr. Marson received an initial honoraria upon signing agreement for writing book entitled: (1) Clinical and Forensic Assessment of Financial Capacity; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Expected publication date 2018
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(1) Consultant for Janssen Pharmaceuticals
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(1) NIH grant AG021927 (2004-present, PI) (2) Funded as ADNI site PI for AG24904 (2004-2016) (3) NIH grant AG045154; co-investigator (08/15/14-present)
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(1) Inventor of Financial Capacity Instrument and Financial Capacity Instrument--Short Form which are both owned by UAB Research Foundation. Have received part of a licensing fee payment received by UABRF for providing the FCI-SF to a company in a clinical trial. (2) Co-inventor of CCTI assessment instrument which is owned by UAB Research Foundation. (1996-present).
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Provided consultation: State Farm v. Kercinick (2015-2017)(expert witness for plaintiff) Fidelity National Title v. Whitley (2015)(expert witness of plaintiff)
- Tamara Pringsheim, MD,
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Neurology Clinical Practice, Editorial Board Member, 2016, 2017 Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Editorial Board Member, 2016, 2017
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(1) Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Principal Investigator 2014/2015; Co-investigator 2016-2018 (2) Sick Kids Foundation, Principal Investigator, 2013-2018 (3) Alberta Mental Health Strategic Clinical Network, 2014-2016
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- Gregory S. Day, MD, MSc,
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Serve as an ad-hoc Editor for DynaMed (online evidence- based medicine resource; 2016-ongoing) for content related to dementia.
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Avid Pharmaceuticals (provision of radiotracer for ongoing research study).
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1. Barnes Jewish Hospital Foundation
1. American Brain Foundation, Clinical Research Training Fellowship (2016-17) 2. Eugene M Johnson Jr, Weston Brain Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015 Recipient) Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials: 1) Hold stocks (>$10,000) in ANI Pharmaceuticals (a generic pharmaceutical company; 2015 onward).
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- Mark Sager, MD,
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- James Stevens, MD and
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Sanofi-Aventis, Biogen, Lilly, Flamel
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- Alexander Rae-Grant, MD
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Neurology, Evidence Review Team, 2011-2017
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Handbook of Multiple Sclerosis, Springer Healthcare, 2010 Comprehensive review of clinical neurology, Wolters Kluwer, 2012 5 minute consult in neurology, Wolters Klower, 2012 Comprehensive review of clinical neurology second edition, LWW, 2016 Ultimate review of neurology DEMOS 2016 Multiple Sclerosis and Related disorders, DEMOS, 2014
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I edit neurology chapters for dynamic medical, an online text book of medicine which is funded via library subscriptions and receive a fee for work provided. involved in a clinical trial of biotin for multiple sclerosis with MedDay (no personal remuneration)
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CO-PI 4% effort FMRI as an imaging biomarker for preclinical Alzheimer's disease, 2013-2017 NIH grant #A6022304
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- From the Department of Neurology (R.C.P.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (O.L.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA; Department of Neurology (M.J.A.), University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville; Heart Rhythm Society (T.S.D.G.), Washington, DC; Department of Psychiatry (M.G.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Neurology (D.G.), Charleston Area Medical Center, WV; Department of Neurology (G.S.G.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurology (D.M.), University of Alabama, Birmingham; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Community Health Sciences (T.P.), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada; Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (G.S.D.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute (M.S.), School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Fort Wayne Neurological Center, IN; and Department of Neurology (A.R.-G.), Cleveland Clinic, OH.
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- Oscar Lopez, Neurologist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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- Ronald C. Petersen, Neurologist, Mayo Clinic
- Oscar Lopez, Neurologist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Melissa J. Armstrong, Neurologist, University of Florida College of Medicine
- Thomas S.D. Getchius, Manager, Heart Rhythm Society
- Mary Ganguli, Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
- David Gloss, Neurologist, Charleston Area Medical Center Neurology
- Gary S. Gronseth, Neurologist, University of Kansas Medical Center
- Daniel Marson, Clinical Neuropsychologist, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Tamara Pringsheim, Neurologist, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
- Gregory S. Day, Neurologist, Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine
- Mark Sager, Geriatrician, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin
- James Stevens, Neurologist, Fort Wayne Neurological Center
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Submitted February 20, 2018 - Practice guideline update summary: Mild cognitive impairment: Report of the guideline development, dissemination, and implementation subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
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Submitted February 14, 2018 - Author response to Drs. Wang and Cui
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- Oscar Lopez, Neurologist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Melissa J. Armstrong, Neurologist, University of Florida College of Medicine
- Thomas S.D. Getchius, Manager, Heart Rhythm Society
- Mary Ganguli, Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
- David Gloss, Neurologist, Charleston Area Medical Center Neurology
- Gary S. Gronseth, Neurologist, University of Kansas Medical Center
- Daniel Marson, Clinical Neuropsychologist, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Tamara Pringsheim, Neurologist, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
- Gregory S. Day, Neurologist, Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine
- Mark Sager, Geriatrician, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin
- James Stevens, Neurologist, Fort Wayne Neurological Center
- Alexander D. Rae-Grant, Neurologist, Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute at Lakewood Hospital
Submitted January 29, 2018 - Concerns about cholinesterase inhibitor recommendations
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- Perminder Sachdev, Professor of Neuropsychiatry, University of New South Wales
- Henry Brodaty, Professor of Ageing and Mental Health, University of New South Wales
Submitted January 18, 2018 - Reader response: Practice guideline update summary: MCI
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- Hai-lun Cui, Graduate Student, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University (Shanghai, China)
Submitted January 14, 2018
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