MoCA

Montreal Cognitive Assessment

Domain
Cognitive
Items
30
Rater
Clinician-rated

Cutoffs

BandScore
MCI/dementia<26

Diagnostic performance

Sensitivity
0.94 (dementia) / 0.83 (MCI)
Specificity
0.60
AUC / note
0.91

Clinical notes

Better for MCI and executive function than MMSE; add 1 point if ≤12 yrs education.

Cutoffs and performance figures are pooled or landmark estimates and vary by population and comparator. Use only with appropriate clinical training. Not a diagnostic algorithm.