Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Administration

[rubbaduckluck]

"Camelino... I thought I would make him Italian."
So cute lol

[songbirds]

I’m 66 and I took that test just last week. He did better than I.

[borderlord]

I have a feeling this guy did better on this than I would..I'm 47!

[ChichiNaka]

it's sad seeing a realistic one of these with an elderly patient and actually seeing them not 100% everything

[sharminhemayetahmed]

My husband was diagnosed with alzheimers in 2019. He is 62 years old. This video was very helpful and I hope to see more of this series. Thanks a lot for this video.

[peroneto]

My god, he looks and acts so much like my late grandpa i almost cried for a second there. Definitely a safe space for me here. RIP Big Pedro.

[lottasunshine]

Keep in mind that this test is only a guide to detect cognitive impairment. Failing portions of it doesn't necessarily mean a person has dementia. I'm given one every year with my Medicare Wellness visit and, although I always pass, sometimes I'm tired, can't concentrate and forget a word or two. There are many reasons people forget things. Sometimes it's the medication they're taking or they haven't slept well because they've been under a lot of stress. Mild forgetfulness is a normal part of aging. Memory problems only become serious when it becomes difficult to do everyday tasks.

[ColonelFredPuntridge]

I have Parkinson's, and I was in a lot of clinical trials and they all did the cognitive test for baseline. So when the person administering the test would say "I'm going to say five words, see if you can commit them to memory" I used to answer "OK, just as long as you don't say "face, velvet, church, daisy, red". For some reason I'm never able to remember that particular sequence."

[JoaoSilva-onod]

I really want to comment on this. First, I hope everything turned the best for the patient. Even struggling, such a bright mind and a positive attitude a d a nice sense of humoir even in what was surely a really scary situation. The ruler and watch answer was brilliant so far into the test. The test itself must be exhausting, I was exhausted just from watching. But also, I would like to praise the doctor: always reassuring, even when the patient wasnt performing as good as ideal, he never dropped a very empathic posture, generating a sort of complicity between them both that made everything so light, as serious as it was. This was an amazing content. The human aspect of it was very touching and I cant emphasyze enough how important it is to have empathic caring professionals in these situations.

[kjaye]

Worked at a neuro clinic and when the pt got to the identification portion she pointed to the lion and said “oh that’s simba” ❤️

[kdicarus]

Without a phone or desktop clock I'd have to guess the date like 80% of the time.

[mr.anindyabanerjee]

One of the best Neuropsychological tool for assessing Working Memory and Auditory Perceptual Organization!

[pennyk]

My dad could tell you details of his life from when he was young, during the war, etc. I know they were correct because his sisters would agree.BUT he didn’t recognize my mom. He would say to her “ thank you for taking care of me, I don’t know why it’s taking my wife so long to get home”. My mother would cry & cry.

[awesomebeard]

The Math one most people couldn't do while being interviewed

[lostsoul]

Didn't think much about dementia until my sister was diagnosed last year. It really hits home, thinking, "Am I next?"

[renee-simone]

Off topic, but this man (one being interviewed) is amazing.

[omyelia]

OMG he did so well on the fluency part!!

[everlaravaldes]

It is interesting how the test is applied without making the subject feel uncomfortable, however it seems to be a very difficult test, especially in the memory part.
The dynamics seem very funny to me.

[miles]

I remember I did one of these tests shortly after I had a bad concussion, with some bleeding on the brain. I thought I was smoking it; it was so easy. But then counting backward from 100 by 7 wrecked me. It was so difficult, and I was panicked. Had to count it out on my fingers. It's really a scary feeling, struggling when you know you shouldn't be.

[shellyhambleton]

If you notice he's overly stressed. His brain is having difficulty just staying concentrated and it takes mental energy which is exhausting. When you're dealing with things All day you need or try to remember it's like your brain folds and gives up repeatedly. I learned to not try to recall what I forgot because no matter what it wasn't coming back. I was diagnosed last Nov with Alteimers Dementia early stage I've taken this test.