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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Mov Disord. 2014 Apr 15;29(5):634–650. doi: 10.1002/mds.25857

Table 3. Criteria for PD-MCI5.

Inclusion Exclusion

PD-MCI single domain
  1. PD diagnosis

  2. Gradual cognitive decline

  3. Cognitive deficits on testing (two tests in a single domain)

  4. Cognitive deficits not sufficient to interfere significantly with functional independence

  1. PD-D diagnosis

  2. Other primary explanation for cognitive impairment (delirium, stroke, depression, metabolic abnormalities, medication effects, head trauma)

  3. Other PD-associated comorbid conditions (motor impairment, severe anxiety, depression, excessive daytime sleepiness, psychosis) that significantly influences cognitive testing


PD-MCI multiple domain
  1. PD diagnosis

  2. Gradual cognitive decline

  3. Cognitive deficits on testing (at least one test in two or more domains)

  4. Cognitive deficits not sufficient to interfere significantly with functional independence

  1. PD-D diagnosis

  2. Other primary explanation for cognitive impairment (delirium, stroke, depression, metabolic abnormalities, medication effects, head trauma)

  3. Other PD-associated comorbid conditions (motor impairment, severe anxiety, depression, excessive daytime sleepiness, psychosis) that significantly influences cognitive testing