Mild cognitive decline with psychopathological symptoms (literature review)

Mild cognitive impairment in some cases can be a criterion for predicting more severe cognitive impairment. The review article is devoted to the problem of mild cognitive decline (Mild Cognitive Impairment, MCI): its prevalence, typology, and pathogenesis. The main attention is paid to the issues of psychopathological symptoms in the structure of mild cognitive decline, the mechanisms of their formation and clinical, pathogenetic and prognostic significance. The research materials were scientific publications on the topic of the work. The general scientific method is applied: analysis of modern scientific domestic and foreign literature on the research problem. The results were obtained, indicating an unfavorable prognostic value of MCI, especially in combination with psychopathological symptoms, determined by a high risk of transformation into dementia and a significant decrease in the functional activity of the patient at the pre-dementia stage.