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  • Early detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is crucial.
  • Pre-mild cognitive impairment (pre-MCI) is a key focus for early AD detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify neuropsychological characteristics of pre-MCI.
  • To find sensitive measures for cognitive changes in pre-MCI.

Main Methods:

  • Compared 17 cognitive tests between cognitively normal (CN) elderly (n=188) and pre-MCI (n=77) individuals.
  • Utilized one-way ANOVAs with false discovery rate correction.
  • Examined correlations between episodic memory and executive function in the pre-MCI group.

Main Results:

  • Pre-MCI group had lower scores in visual immediate recall, fluency, and Stroop color-word incongruent tasks (p<0.05).
  • Executive function measures correlated significantly with episodic memory (p<0.05).
  • No significant differences were found in attention, verbal memory, visuospatial ability, or language tests.

Conclusions:

  • Impaired executive function, particularly inhibition and goal-directed behaviors, may signal very early cognitive changes in Alzheimer's disease.
  • These findings aid in developing sensitive markers for pre-MCI detection.