Profiles of cognitive subtest impairment in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in a research cohort with normal Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 750-757

  Markwick, Arwen ^a   Zamboni, Giovanna ^a,b   De Jager, Celeste A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive impairment; Mild cognitive impairment; Mini Mental State Examination; Montreal Cognitive Assessment; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84864987818     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2012.672966     Document Type: Article

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