The document provides instructions for administering the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), which tests various cognitive abilities. It lists the test sections which include visuospatial skills, naming, memory, attention, language, abstraction, and orientation. Scoring instructions are provided for each section.
POINTS
MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT (MoCA ®)
Version 8.3 English
NAMING
Name:
Education:
Sex:
Date of birth :
DATE :
Copy bed
Draw CLOCK (Five past ten)
(3 points)
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Read list of digits (1 digit / sec.).
Serial 7 subtraction starting at 60.
Repeat: The child walked his dog in the park after midnight.
Language Fluency. Name maximum number of words in one minute that begin with the letter B.
Similarity between e.g. banana - orange = fruit
Category cue
MIS = / 15
Multiple choice cue
Memory
Index Score
(MIS)
Has to recall words
WITH NO CUE
Points for
UNCUED
recall only
(MIS)
X3
X2
X1
hammer - screwdriver matches - lamp
The artist finished his painting at the right moment for the exhibition.
LEG
COTTON SCHOOL TOMATO WHITE
NumbersContour Hands
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Read list of words, subject must
repeat them. Do 2 trials, even if 1st trial is successful.
Do a recall after 5 minutes.
ME
MORY
ATTENTION
LANGUAGE
ABSTRACTION
DELAYED RECALL
ORIENTATION
LEG COTTON SCHOOL TOMATO WHITE
1st TRIAL
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Subject has to repeat them in the forward order.
2 4 8 1 5
4 2 7
Subject has to repeat them in the backward order.
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F B A C M N A A J K L B A F A K D E A A A J A M O F A A B
Read list of letters. The subject must tap with his hand at each letter A. No points if ≥ 2 errors.
4 or 5 correct subtractions: 3 pts, 2 or 3 correct: 2 pts, 1 correct: 1 pt, 0 correct: 0 pt
(N ≥ 11 words)
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TOTAL
© Z. Nasreddine MD
Administered by:
Training and Certification are required to ensure accuracy.
MIS: /15
( Normal ≥ 26/30)
Add 1 point if ≤ 12 yr education
2nd TRIAL
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VISUOSPATIAL / EXECUTIVE
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