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

200524,725 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Ziad Nasreddine · Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne

Natalie A. Phillips

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.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Frailty in Older Adults Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 53, Issue 4, pp. 695-699

DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53221.x

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