Memory complaints at primary care in a middle-income country: clinical and neuropsychological characterization.

Unlabelled: There are different causes of memory complaints in the elderly, such as subjective cognitive decline (SCD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia.

Objective: 1) To characterize individuals with memory complaints in a mid-sized city in Brazil, through clinical, cognitive and functional assessment; 2) to compare SCD individuals with MCI and dementia patients in terms of clinical and cognitive variables.

Methods: We consecutively included individuals aged ≥50 years, with memory complaints (spontaneous or inquired).