Montreal Cognitive Assessment MoCA 2025 Complete Study Guide and Cognitive Screening
Overview Notes
What does MoCA stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Montreal Cognitive Assessment
What are the indications for MoCA? - correct answer ✔✔rapid screening instrument to assess
mild cognitive dysfunction in the geriatric population
What are the different cognitive domains that MoCA assesses? (8) - correct answer ✔✔-
attention/concentration
-executive functions
-memory
-language
-visuoconstructional skills
-conceptual thinking
-calculations
-orientation
How long does it generally take to perform a MoCA? - correct answer ✔✔10 min
What is considered a "normal" MoCA score? - correct answer ✔✔26-30 (max is 30)
What occurs in alternating trail making? - correct answer ✔✔ask pt to draw a line from number
to letter (1 to A, 2 to B etc. )
if successful or self-correction = 1 pt
Overview Notes
What does MoCA stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Montreal Cognitive Assessment
What are the indications for MoCA? - correct answer ✔✔rapid screening instrument to assess
mild cognitive dysfunction in the geriatric population
What are the different cognitive domains that MoCA assesses? (8) - correct answer ✔✔-
attention/concentration
-executive functions
-memory
-language
-visuoconstructional skills
-conceptual thinking
-calculations
-orientation
How long does it generally take to perform a MoCA? - correct answer ✔✔10 min
What is considered a "normal" MoCA score? - correct answer ✔✔26-30 (max is 30)
What occurs in alternating trail making? - correct answer ✔✔ask pt to draw a line from number
to letter (1 to A, 2 to B etc. )
if successful or self-correction = 1 pt
