The Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Validity and Utility in a Memory Clinic Setting

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T. C. May- Smith · University of Southampton

Nadia Gildeh · University of Southampton

Clive Holmes · University of Southampton

Abstract

The MoCA is a useful brief screening tool for the detection of mild dementia or MCI in subjects scoring over 25 points on the MMSE. In patients already diagnosed with MCI, the MoCA helps identify those at risk of developing dementia at 6-month follow-up.

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Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Cognitive Functions and Memory Memory Processes and Influences

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Published in: The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 52, Issue 5, pp. 329-332

DOI: 10.1177/070674370705200508

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