Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment Among Community-Dwelling African Americans Using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment

Montreal Cognitive Assessment Performance among Community-Dwelling African Americans.

Objective To report descriptive and normative data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in a population-based African American sample. Method The MoCA was administered to 1,419 African American participants (mean age 49.89 years, range 18-75, 64% female). After excluding those with subjective cognitive complaints (n = 301), normative data were generated by education and overlapping ag...

Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Introduction: Mild cognitive impairment can be considered as an intermediate clinical state between normal cognitive aging and mild dementia. Elderly people with this impairment represent an at-risk group for the development of dementia. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and ...

Preserving Cognition in Older African Americans with Mild Cognitive Impairment.

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: a brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment.

OBJECTIVES To develop a 10-minute cognitive screening tool (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA) to assist first-line physicians in detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a clinical state that often progresses to dementia. DESIGN Validation study. SETTING A community clinic and an academic center. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-four patients meeting MCI clinical criteria supported by psychome...

BRIEF METHODOLOGICAL REPORTS The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: A Brief Screening Tool For Mild Cognitive Impairment

OBJECTIVES: To develop a 10-minute cognitive screening tool (Montreal Cognitive Assessment,MoCA) to assist firstline physicians in detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a clinical state that often progresses to dementia. DESIGN: Validation study. SETTING: A community clinic and an academic center. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-four patients meeting MCI clinical criteria supported by psychometric...