A Comparison of the Czech Version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test with the Mini Mental State Examination in Identifying Cognitive Deficits in Parkinson's Disease
Abstract
Comparison of two brief screening tests for the detection of cognitive deficits in Parkinson's disease. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was developed as a screening tool for the identification of cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease and its use has been proposed in Parkinson's disease (PD).
Cognitive deficit is common in PD and its early detection improves the prospects for medical intervention. Our results indicate that MoCA may be a more efficient indicator of cognitive deficit than MMSE in PD, especially in executive functions, naming and attention.
The Czech version of MoCA has shown good psychometric properties, comparable to those reported in previous studies. It can henceforth be viewed as an appropriate screening test of cognitive deficit in PD.