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Finally, orientation to time and place is evaluated by asking the subject for the date and the city in which the test is occurring (6 points).īecause MoCA is English-specific, linguistic and cultural translations are made in order to adapt the test in other countries.Abstract reasoning is assessed using a describe-the-similarity task with 2 points being available.Language is assessed using a three-item confrontation naming task with low-familiarity animals ( lion, camel, rhinoceros 3 points), repetition of two syntactically complex sentences (2 points), and the aforementioned fluency task.
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Attention, concentration, and working memory are evaluated using a sustained attention task (target detection using tapping 1 point), a serial subtraction task (3 points), and digits forward and backward (1 point each).Multiple aspects of executive functions are assessed using an alternation task adapted from the trail-making B task (1 point), a phonemic fluency task (1 point), and a two-item verbal abstraction task (2 points).
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In this clock drawing task, the subject is asked to draw a clock with the hours and showing the time 2:30.