Cognitive Screening

Question 1

MMSE

Answer 1

Mini mental state examination.
Quantitative assessment of cognitive impairments and changes in patients condition.
Often misses mild cognitive impairments.
Do it if you are 100% sure patient is not >61 y.o., has advanced NDD or has progressive degenerative form of dementia.

Question 2

Mini Cog

Answer 2

Dementia screening.
3 word registration.
Clock drawing.
3 word recall.

Question 3

MoCA

Answer 3

Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
Patients with mild cognitive impairments that still score >24 on MMSE. Diagnoses mild cognitive impairment.
Visuospatial/executive
Naming
Memory
Attention
Language
Abstraction
Delayed recall
Orientation

Question 4

Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Answer 4

Assesses preservation and abstract reasoning (dlPFC, mid frontal and orbitofrontal connectivity).

Question 5

Trail making/Colour Trail Test

Answer 5

Assesses attention disorders.

Question 6

TAP

Answer 6

Test of Attention Performance.
Provides a basis for a differential diagnosis of attention disorders. Awareness and sustained attention.

Question 7

Mackworth Clock

Answer 7

Vigilance (long term monotone visual search). Vigilance deficit -> can’t do online modulation.

Question 8

D2

Answer 8

Selective attention.

Question 9

MARS

Answer 9

Moss Attention Rating Scale.
Measuring how the patient perceives their level of attention. Test - retest.

Question 10

Spatial Rotation Task

Answer 10

Visuospatial attention.

Question 11

Clock Drawing Test

Answer 11

Visuospatial abilities and executive functions.
Conceptualization (interpretation of the clock itself)
Preservation (nr. repetition/clock handles)
Planning (appropriate spacing)
Algorithm allocation