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The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) as a screening test for cognitive dysf...
Freitas, S; Batista, SJ; Afonso, AC; Simões, MR; de Sousa, L; Cunha, L; Santana, IThis study investigates the utility of the Portuguese version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) as a screening-method for identifying cognitive dysfunction (CD) in multiple sclerosis (MS). The 118 participants with comprehensive neuropsychological assessment were divided into two subgroups: (I) MS group (n = 59) and (II) control group (n = 59). The MS patients were classified as cognitively intact (n = 26...
Memory functioning in children with epilepsy: frontal lobe epilepsy, childhood ...
Lopes, AF; Monteiro, JP; Fonseca, MJ; Robalo, C; Simões, MRSpecific cognitive deficits have been identified in children with epilepsy irrespective of results on intelligence tests. Memory deficits are traditionally attributed to temporal lobe epilepsy, whereas the impact of frontal lobe epilepsy on memory functions has remained controversial. The aim of this study was the examination of memory abilities in other childhood common epilepsy syndromes (frontal lobe epileps...
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): validation study for vascular dementia
Freitas, S; Simões, MR; Alves, L; Vicente, M; Santana, IThe Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a brief instrument developed for the screening of milder forms of cognitive impairment, having surpassed the well-known limitations of the MMSE. The aim of the present study was to validate the MoCA as well as its short version, which was proposed by the NINDS-CSN VCI Harmonization Standards for screening Vascular Dementia (VaD) patients. The results, based on a homog...
Estudo psicométricos do instrumento de avaliação da qualidade de vida da Organi...
Vaz-Serra, A; Canavarro, MC; Simões, MR; Pereira, M; Gameiro, S; Quartilho, MJ; Rijo, D; Carona, C; Paredes, T