Table 2

Cognitive assessments

AssessmentDetails
Patient
MoCA30A rapid screening instrument for global cognitive function, which has exhibited good sensitivity and specificity for mild cognitive impairment
NINDS 30 mintest protocol31A 30 min neuropsychological assessment battery that includes:

  • Semantic fluency (Animal Naming)

  • Phonemic fluency (Controlled Oral Word Association Test)

  • Digit Symbol-Coding

  • Verbal Learning Test

  • Centre for Epidemiologic Studies—Depression Scale NPI-Q

  • Trail Making Test

Carer/family member
IQCODE32An informant-reported assessment of cognitive function

  • IQCODE, Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; NINDS, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; NPI-Q, Neuropsychiatric Inventory, Questionnaire Version.