![]() ![]() (2006) Montrealský kognitivni test /MoCA/: přínos k diagnostice predemencí. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 53(4), 695–699. ![]() The Montreal cognitive assessment, MoCA: A brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment. A., Bedirian, V., Charbonneau, S., Whitehead, V., Collin,I.,…Chertkow, H. REKTOROVÁ, PH.D, Irena. Screeningové škály pro hodnocení demence. We observe the highest scores in cognitively healthy individuals. In persons with mild cognitive impairment, attention is not impaired, but scores on other items are also low. People with Alzheimer's have the lowest scores on most abilities. The following cognitive abilities are assessed: dexterity (connecting numbers), spatial orientation (drawing a cube), visual construction skills (drawing a clock and marking a certain time), naming an animal, memory, attention, repeating sentences, recalling words, abstraction, later acquisition of words, orientation. The test takes approximately ten minutes to complete and a maximum of 30 points can be obtained. It is mainly used in the detection of the early phase of Alzheimer's dementia and mild cognitive impairment, but also Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, vascular cognitive disorders, brain metastases, primary brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, depression, schizophrenia, etc. MoCA has a relatively wide range of uses, as it evaluates multiple cognitive domains, and thus can be useful in the detection of various neurological diseases. Currently, the MoCA test is still used more as a supplement to the MMSE test. This test, together with others such as the MMSE ("Minimental State Examination"), the Addenbrooke's cognitive test or the "7-minute" test, is among the cognitive screening tests used to diagnose dementia. Currently, there is already a seventh version of the original test, which can be freely obtained in 55 different languages. It was introduced to the Czech environment in 2006 by J. Ziad Nasreddine, and subsequently published it in 2005 (Nasreddineet al., 2005). Lights fade to black.The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA, also Nasreddin's test) was developed in 1996 by a Canadian specialist in cognitive disorders and Alzheimer's disease, Dr. After another long pause, JASON mutters under his breath. I mean, unless you want to spend the next eight hours studying “Attention,” “Language,” “Abstraction,” and “Orientation,” I’d get out of here too! Seriously. JASON stares at the test and there is the sound of one, single piece of paper rustling. TODD: Well, at least the memory portion is a little tough… It’s the real deal! It’s something you should be able to brag about! ![]() And even then, there’s no way they’d be able to get 100 percent! The Montreal Cognitive Assessment ISN’T just a medically-insignificant test for people in the final, meandering stages of dementia. JASON: I mean, seriously, the only reason (and I mean the only reason) anyone should take this test is if they had the hardest job on Earth. This must be what people in Mensa do when they’re looking to get stumped! I just can’t wrap my head around this darn test. JASON: No! Way! There was an animal section on the LSAT too?!?! TODD: Well, at least they added an animal section… You know, like the one on the LSAT. And they’re really killing me! Seriously, Todd, anyone who gets 30 out of 30 points on this test must obviously have no cognitive impairments whatsoever! This test is clearly the end-all when it comes to figuring out whether or not someone is mentally qualified for the job that they currently hold. JASON: HA! I wish I was joking! No, this is definitely a real question on the MoCA. Not the “doodling part.” It’s called the “Visuospatial/Executive” portion. JASON: Right? Now you see where I’m coming from! I mean, just look at that first section. The test is only one side of a single piece of paper. JASON: Oh, definitely! But don’t say I didn’t warn you! TODD: Hey, do you mind if I take a look at that test for a second, Jason? But instead of being an in-depth, comprehensive examination that gauges your mental competency in a specific field… it’s, you know, a one-page-long, ten-minute Q&A designed to test whether or not people have late-stage Alzheimer’s disease! They’re basically the same thing! JASON: Kind of! You see, it’s like the LSAT. TODD: I’ve, um, never heard of that test before, Jason… is it anything like the LSAT? JASON: Well, now I’m in the exact same boat! See, I’m brushing up on the MoCA right now. ![]() I’ve been there! You know, when I was studying for the LSAT, I couldn’t understand even half the questions… Now that was a hard test! JASON: I am stressed, Todd! I mean, I’ve been studying for the past eight hours and I still can’t figure out this dang test! TODD: Hey Jason, how’s it going… oof, you look stressed! ![]()
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