The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is superior to the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for the detection of vascular cognitive impairment after acute stroke

Validation and diagnostic accuracy of predictive curves for age-associated longitudinal cognitive decline in older adults

“…First, the Mini-Mental State Examination is not a perfect screening measure, and several researchers have discussed its limitations, particularly in comparison with more recent instruments. 37,38 Nonetheless, it has gained international acceptance for use in research involving cognition and dementia. 11,15,18,31,33,[39][40][41][42][43] Moreover, using a test developed in 1975 is quite useful for tracking cognition over time, because most patients have completed one previously.…”

Use of Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Patients With Stroke

“…attack, 8,[10][11][12][13] hemorrhages, 10,14 severe stroke, 15 major physical disability, 14,[16][17][18] significant aphasia, 8,10,11,13,[16][17][18] inability to participate in rehabilitation activities, 8 prestroke cognitive impairment, [15][16][17] acute delirium, 17 and major psychiatric disorder. 10,11,14,[16][17][18][19] These exclusion criteria led to apply MoCA mostly in mild-to-moderate patients with stroke, usually with first-ever ischemic stroke, without other major disorders or severe aphasia.…”

PSDRS, BDI, MoCA and MMSE as screening tools for the evaluation of mood and cognitive functions in patients at the early stage of cerebral stroke.

“…However, due to numerous reports of better diagnostic properties, the MoCA scale was additionally introduced in this study [23][24][25]. The introduction of new scales produced interesting results, as the well-known MMSE scale did not yield any significant results in juxtaposition Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 2015; 3: 32-39 treated mainly as an initial diagnosis of the patient's functioning facilitating a selection of more precise tools for the examination of specific cognitive functions.…”