The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) with a double threshold: improving the MoCA for triaging patients in need of a neuropsychological assessment

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) with a double threshold: improving the MoCA for triaging patients in need of a neuropsychological assessment

Diagnosis of patients suspected of mild dementia (MD) is a challenge and patient numbers continue to rise. A short test triaging patients in need of a neuropsychological assessment (NPA) is welcome. The Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) has high sensitivity at the original cutoff

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Veröffentlicht in:International psychogeriatrics 2022-06, Vol.34 (6), p.571-583
Hauptverfasser: Dautzenberg, Géraud M.F.C., Lijmer, Jeroen G., Beekman, Aartjan T.F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Alzheimer's disease
Clinical medicine
Cognitive ability
Cognitive impairment
Dementia
double threshold
Drug abuse
False positive results
High risk
intermediate state
Medical diagnosis
Medical referrals
Memory
memory clinic
Mental disorders
MoCA
Neuropsychological assessment
Neuropsychology
old-age psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychotropic drugs
subthreshold disorders
triaging
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Zusammenfassung:Diagnosis of patients suspected of mild dementia (MD) is a challenge and patient numbers continue to rise. A short test triaging patients in need of a neuropsychological assessment (NPA) is welcome. The Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) has high sensitivity at the original cutoff
ISSN:1041-6102
1741-203X
DOI:10.1017/S1041610221000612