The Prognostic Test Accuracy of the Short and Standard Forms of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cognitive impairment is a critical concern in stroke care, and international guidelines recommend early cognitive screening. The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic accuracy of both the short and standard forms of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in predicting long-term cognitive recovery following a stroke.

Methods

For this study, we used data from the Efficacy of Fluoxetine - a Randomized Controlled Trial in Stroke (EFFECTS) study, which encompassed stroke patients from 35 Swedish centers over the period from 2014 to 2019. Cognitive assessments were initially conducted at 2-15 days post-stroke, with follow-up data gathered at 6 months. We used the MoCA for objective cognitive evaluation. For assessing subjective cognitive impairment, we u

SUBMITTER: Abzhandadze T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12136595 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature