Can Alzheimers be predicted in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment?

Smaller Canadian study showed some correlation between having difficulty with recall and recognition and/or reduced cortical thickness on MRI, as a link to progressive dementia of the preclinical Alzheimers type, over a course of two years. Those that had both MRI changes and difficulty with those specific neuropsychological tests, had a 87.5% chance of predicting evolution to Alzheimers, allowing for earlier treatment.

Peters, F. et al. (2014) Journal of Alzheimers Disease (38) 2, 307-18