Some aspects of the validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)for evaluating cognitive impairment in Brazilian patients with Parkinson's disease

ABSTRACT Background: The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a short global cognitive scale, and some studies suggest it is useful for evaluating cognition in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, its accuracy has been questioned in studies involving patients with low education....

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Main Authors: Vitor Tumas, Vanderci Borges, Henrique Ballalai-Ferraz, Cyrus P. Zabetian, Ignácio F. Mata, Manuelina M.C. Brito, Maria Paula Foss, Nathalia Novaretti, Bruno Lopes Santos-Lobato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642016000400333&lng=en&tlng=en