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The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: A Brief Screening Tool For Mild Cognitive Impairment

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2005 · Vol. 53(4) · pp. 695–699

Abstract

MCI as an entity is evolving and somewhat controversial. The MoCA is a brief cognitive screening tool with high sensitivity and specificity for detecting MCI as currently conceptualized in patients performing in the normal range on the MMSE.

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchFrailty in Older AdultsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeMontreal Cognitive AssessmentMedicineDementiaCognitive impairmentCognitionMini–Mental State ExaminationGerontologyPhysical therapyInternal medicineDisease

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AgedAlzheimer DiseaseCognition DisordersFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsPsychometricsQuebecSensitivity and SpecificityReproducibility of ResultsCase-Control Studies

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  • McGill University
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