Table 1 Cognitive domains assessed by the MMSE and MoCA
Domains | MMSE | MoCA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Items/maximum scores | Cutoffs of dysfunction | Items/maximum scores | Cutoffs of dysfunction | |
Orientation | Orientation to time and place/10 | ≤9/10 | Orientation to time and place/6 | ≤5/6 |
Executive function | 3-step command test/3 | ≤3/4 | Trail-making test/1 | ≤5/6 |
Reading command test/1 | Â | Digit span test/2 | Â | |
| Â | Â | Verbal fluency/1 | Â | |
| Â | Â | Abstraction test/2 | Â | |
Calculation | Serial 7 substractions/5 | ≤4/5 | Serial 7 substractions/3 | ≤2/3 |
Naming | Naming (pencil, cellphone)/2 | ≤1/2 | Naming (lion, giraffe, camel)/3 | ≤2/3 |
Repetition | 1 short sentence/1 | 0/1 | 2 longer sentences/2 | ≤1/2 |
Visuoconstructional skills | Copy intersecting pentagons/1 | 0/1 | Copy cube/1 | ≤3/4 |
| Â | Â | Draw clock face/3 | Â | |
Registration | Repeat 3 words/3 | ≤2/3 |  |  |
Recall | Recall 3 words/3 | ≤2/3 | Recall 5 words/5 | ≤4/5 |
Writing | Write a sentence/1 | 0/1 | Â | Â |
Attention |  |  | Vigilance test for number ‘1’/1 | 0/1 |