November 09, 2010; 75 (19) Articles
The MoCA
Well-suited screen for cognitive impairment in Parkinson disease
J.C. Dalrymple-Alford, M.R. MacAskill, C.T. Nakas, L. Livingston, C. Graham, G.P. Crucian, T.R. Melzer, J. Kirwan, R. Keenan, S. Wells, R.J. Porter, R. Watts, T.J. Anderson
First published November 8, 2010, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181fc29c9
J.C. Dalrymple-Alford
M.R. MacAskill
C.T. Nakas
L. Livingston
C. Graham
G.P. Crucian
T.R. Melzer
J. Kirwan
R. Keenan
S. Wells
R.J. Porter
R. Watts
The MoCA
Well-suited screen for cognitive impairment in Parkinson disease
J.C. Dalrymple-Alford, M.R. MacAskill, C.T. Nakas, L. Livingston, C. Graham, G.P. Crucian, T.R. Melzer, J. Kirwan, R. Keenan, S. Wells, R.J. Porter, R. Watts, T.J. Anderson
Neurology Nov 2010, 75 (19) 1717-1725; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181fc29c9
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vol. 75 no. 19 1717-1725
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- Received April 12, 2010
- Accepted July 20, 2010
- First Published November 8, 2010.
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Author Disclosures
- J.C. Dalrymple-Alford, PhD,
- M.R. MacAskill, PhD,
- C.T. Nakas, PhD,
- L. Livingston, BA,
- C. Graham, MA,
- G.P. Crucian, PhD,
- T.R. Melzer, BSc (Hons),
- J. Kirwan, MD,
- R. Keenan, MD,
- S. Wells, MD,
- R.J. Porter, MD,
- R. Watts, PhD and
- T.J. Anderson, MD
- J.C. Dalrymple-Alford, PhD,
- M.R. MacAskill, PhD,
- C.T. Nakas, PhD,
- L. Livingston, BA,
- C. Graham, MA,
- G.P. Crucian, PhD,
- T.R. Melzer, BSc (Hons),
- J. Kirwan, MD,
- R. Keenan, MD,
- S. Wells, MD,
- R.J. Porter, MD,
- R. Watts, PhD and
- T.J. Anderson, MD
- From The Van der Veer Institute for Parkinson's and Brain Research (J.C.D.-A., M.R.M., L.L., C.G., T.R.M., J.K., R.K., S.W., R.W., T.J.A.), Christchurch; Departments of Psychology (J.C.D.-A., G.P.C.) and Physics and Astronomy (R.W.), University of Canterbury, Christchurch; Departments of Medicine (J.C.D.-A., M.R.M., L.L., C.G., T.R.M., T.J.A.) and Psychological Medicine (R.J.P.), University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand; Laboratory of Biometry (C.T.N.), University of Thessaly School of Agricultural Sciences, Magnesia, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.P.C.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Psychiatric Service for the Elderly (J.K.), Princess Margaret Hospital, Christchurch; Christchurch Radiology Group (R.K., S.W.), Christchurch; and Department of Neurology (T.J.A.), Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Dalrymple-Alford, Van der Veer Institute for Parkinson's and Brain Research, 66 Stewart St., Christchurch 8011, New Zealand john.dalrymple-alford{at}canterbury.ac.nz
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- The MoCA: Well-suited screen for cognitive impairment in Parkinson disease
- Johan Marinus, Senior Researcher, Leiden University Medical Centerj.marinus@lumc.nl
- Dagmar Verbaan, Jacobus J. van Hilten
Submitted February 02, 2011 - Reply from the authors
- John C. Dalrymple-Alford, Associate Professor, Van der Veer Institute for Parkinson's and Brain Researchjohn.dalrymple-alford@canterbury.ac.nz
- C.T. Nakas, PhD, M.R. MacAskill, PhD, L. Livingston, BA, and T.J. Anderson, MD
Submitted February 02, 2011
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