Question

What is the indication for completing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment tool.

Answer 1

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is designed as a rapid screening instrument for mild cognitive dysfunction. It assesses different cognitive domains: attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation. The indication for completing the MCA tool is when all the different cognitive domains are assessed

1) Alternating trail making

2) Visuoconstrctional skills

3) Naming

4) Attention

5) Sentence repetition

6) Verbal fluency

7) Abstraction

8) Delayed recall

9) Orientation