Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie
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Comparative Study
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment: validity and utility in a memory clinic setting.
To prospectively validate the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in a UK memory clinic. ⋯ The MoCA is a useful brief screening tool for the detection of mild dementia or MCI in subjects scoring over 25 points on the MMSE. In patients already diagnosed with MCI, the MoCA helps identify those at risk of developing dementia at 6-month follow-up.