Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Screens for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
When to Use
Pearls/Pitfalls
Why Use
No
+1Yes
0Visuospatial/executive
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Completed correctly
+1Did not complete correctly
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Completed correctly
+1Did not complete correctly
0Correctly drew all features (i.e., contour, numbers, and hands)
+3Correctly drew two out of three features (i.e., two out of contour, numbers, and hands)
+2Correctly drew contour only
+1Correctly drew numbers only
+1Correctly drew hands only
+1None of the above
0Naming

Named lion
+1Did not name lion
0Named rhinoceros
+1Did not name rhinoceros
0Named camel
+1Did not name camel
0Memory
Completed both trials correctly
Did not complete both trials correctly
Attention
Repeated correctly
+1Did not repeat correctly
0Repeated correctly
+1Did not repeat correctly
0<2 errors
+1≥2 errors
04 or 5 correct
+32 or 3 correct
+21 correct
+10 correct
0Language
Repeated correctly
+1Did not repeat correctly
0Repeated correctly
+1Did not repeat correctly
0Named ≥11 words
+1Named <11 words
0Abstraction
Answered correctly
+1Did not answer correctly
0Answered correctly
+1Did not answer correctly
0Delayed recall
Recalled all words
+5Recalled 4 words
+4Recalled 3 words
+3Recalled 2 words
+2Recalled 1 words
+1Did not recall any words
0Orientation
All correct
+65 correct
+54 correct
+43 correct
+32 correct
+21 correct
+1None correct
0Result:
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