Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) X Final Exam 2024.
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)* - CORRECT ANSWER Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)*
Purpose - CORRECT ANSWER -Screens for a number cognitive assessments
-Subtle impairment
-Visuospatial
-It assesses different cognitive domains: attention and concentration, executivefunctions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation.
Tips - CORRECT ANSWER -Give words and letters at one item per second pace
-Make sure not to signal groupings (saying things in pairs)
-Change tone to indicate completion of lists
-Give cues when it comes to recall (it's a body part) but not necessary
-give an extra point if the person has 12 or less years of education
Introduction to client - CORRECT ANSWER Hello __________, we are going to be doing some testing of your thinking abilities and your memory. I am just going to ask you to complete several activities and just
do the best you can do.
Question 1 - CORRECT ANSWER How many years of education you have completed?
12 years or fewer of formal education
Question 2 - CORRECT ANSWER Are you wearing glasses or contacts Beginning test - CORRECT ANSWER This test is called the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the very first item is I would like you to ____________
Alternating Trail Making: - CORRECT ANSWER "Please draw a line, going from a number to a letter in ascending order. Begin here [point to (1)] and draw a line from 1 then to A then to 2 and so on. End here
[point to (E)]."
Alternating Trail Making scoring - CORRECT ANSWER Scoring: Allocate one point if the subject successfully draws the following pattern: 1 −A- 2- B- 3- C- 4- D- 5- E, without drawing any lines that cross. Any error that is not
immediately self-corrected earns a score of 0.
Visuoconstructional Skills (Cube): - CORRECT ANSWER For this next one (pointing to the cube): "Copy this drawing as accurately as you can, in the space below".
Visuoconstructional Skills (Cube) Scoring - CORRECT ANSWER Scoring: One point is allocated for a correctly executed drawing.
• Drawing must be three-dimensional
• All lines are drawn
• No line is added
• Lines are relatively parallel and their length is similar (rectangular prisms are accepted)
A point is not assigned if any of the above-criteria are not met.
Visuoconstructional Skills (Clock): - CORRECT ANSWER In this space I'd like you to: "Draw a clock. Put in all the numbers and set the time to 10 past 11".
Visuoconstructional Skills (Clock) scoring - CORRECT ANSWER Scoring: One point is allocated for each of the following three criteria:
-Contour (1 pt.): the clock face must be a circle with only minor distortion acceptable (e.g.,
slight imperfection on closing the circle);
-Numbers (1 pt.): all clock numbers must be present with no additional numbers; numbers
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)* - CORRECT ANSWER Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)*
Purpose - CORRECT ANSWER -Screens for a number cognitive assessments
-Subtle impairment
-Visuospatial
-It assesses different cognitive domains: attention and concentration, executivefunctions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation.
Tips - CORRECT ANSWER -Give words and letters at one item per second pace
-Make sure not to signal groupings (saying things in pairs)
-Change tone to indicate completion of lists
-Give cues when it comes to recall (it's a body part) but not necessary
-give an extra point if the person has 12 or less years of education
Introduction to client - CORRECT ANSWER Hello __________, we are going to be doing some testing of your thinking abilities and your memory. I am just going to ask you to complete several activities and just
do the best you can do.
Question 1 - CORRECT ANSWER How many years of education you have completed?
12 years or fewer of formal education
Question 2 - CORRECT ANSWER Are you wearing glasses or contacts Beginning test - CORRECT ANSWER This test is called the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the very first item is I would like you to ____________
Alternating Trail Making: - CORRECT ANSWER "Please draw a line, going from a number to a letter in ascending order. Begin here [point to (1)] and draw a line from 1 then to A then to 2 and so on. End here
[point to (E)]."
Alternating Trail Making scoring - CORRECT ANSWER Scoring: Allocate one point if the subject successfully draws the following pattern: 1 −A- 2- B- 3- C- 4- D- 5- E, without drawing any lines that cross. Any error that is not
immediately self-corrected earns a score of 0.
Visuoconstructional Skills (Cube): - CORRECT ANSWER For this next one (pointing to the cube): "Copy this drawing as accurately as you can, in the space below".
Visuoconstructional Skills (Cube) Scoring - CORRECT ANSWER Scoring: One point is allocated for a correctly executed drawing.
• Drawing must be three-dimensional
• All lines are drawn
• No line is added
• Lines are relatively parallel and their length is similar (rectangular prisms are accepted)
A point is not assigned if any of the above-criteria are not met.
Visuoconstructional Skills (Clock): - CORRECT ANSWER In this space I'd like you to: "Draw a clock. Put in all the numbers and set the time to 10 past 11".
Visuoconstructional Skills (Clock) scoring - CORRECT ANSWER Scoring: One point is allocated for each of the following three criteria:
-Contour (1 pt.): the clock face must be a circle with only minor distortion acceptable (e.g.,
slight imperfection on closing the circle);
-Numbers (1 pt.): all clock numbers must be present with no additional numbers; numbers
