Comment faire passer le MoCAÂ ?

The MoCA was built as a screening test for detecting patients in the general population with light cognitive dysfunctions and at a higher risk for dementia. It is available in 20 languages (http://www.mocatest.org/), but it does not have normative data in French. This test assesses different cognitive functions in 10 tasks: executive functions, attention and concentration, memory, language, visuospatial skills, capacities of abstraction, calculation and orientation. The administration time ranges from 6 to 15 minutes. The pathological threshold of 26/30 appears to be relevant. The test was developed to screen for pre-Alzheimer MCI, but its executive component has been found to be more sensitive for patients with an executive function impairment, such as in Parkinson's or Huntington's disease, but not for patients with vascular disease. This test contribution to the screening procedure for executive function disorders, avoiding over-correlation with the sociocultural level.