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Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

The MoCA is a brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment. It assesses different cognitive domains: attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation.

Click "Next" to begin the assessment. Check off each item answered correctly.

Test Version:

Visuospatial / Executive

The section requires a printed illustration
Trail Making (1 pt)
Copy Cube (1 pt)
Clock - Contour (1 pt)
Clock - Numbers (1 pt)
Clock - Hands (1 pt)

Naming

The section requires a printed illustration
Lion (1 pt)
Rhinoceros (1 pt)
Camel (1 pt)

Memory

List of words - read to the patient:

  • FACE
  • VELVET
  • CHURCH
  • DAISY
  • RED

Attention

Digits forward 2 - 1 - 8 - 5 - 4
Digits backward 7 - 4 - 2
Vigilance (tap 'A') F B A C M N A A J K L B A F A K D E A A A J F M O F A A A B
Digit Span Forward (1 pt)
Digit Span Backward (1 pt)
Vigilance (1 pt)

Serial 7s (Score: 3/2/1):

from 100

Sentence Repetition

"I only know that John is the one to help today." (1 pt)
"The cat always hid under the couch when dogs were in the room." (1 pt)

Verbal Fluency

01:00
11 or more words (1 pt)

Abstraction

Bed - Table (1 pt)
Letter - Telephone (1 pt)

Delayed Recall

Check words recalled spontaneously (without cues):

FACE (1 pt)
VELVET (1 pt)
CHURCH (1 pt)
DAISY (1 pt)
RED (1 pt)

Orientation

Date (1 pt)
Month (1 pt)
Year (1 pt)
Day of Week (1 pt)
Place (1 pt)
City (1 pt)

Education

12 or fewer years of education (+1 pt)