Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCa)

Question 1

MoCa stands for?

Answer 1

Montreal Cognitive Assessment

Question 2

Areas Assessed

Answer 2

Visuospatial Skills
Naming
Memory
Attention (Forward & Backward Digit Span, Serial 7, ?Vigilance?)

Question 3

Visuospatial Skills

Answer 3

trail-making (letters & #s scattered on page>client must start with 1, connect to A, then 2, then B, then 3, then C, etc.)
copy a drawing of a cube (motor deficits that impair performance?)
draw a clock displaying a specific time (analog or digital?)

Question 4

Normative Sample

Answer 4

90 people, normal controls
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 5

Purpose of MoCa

Answer 5

developed in response to MMSE

helps differentiate between Alzheimer’s & MCI (mild cog impair)