Memory Recall Flashcards
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What is the category cue the examiner gives for the word 'Church' if it is not freely recalled on the MoCA?
Answer: A type of building
'Church' is cued with the category 'a type of building'.
If a patient still cannot retrieve a word after the category cue, what is the next step in MoCA delayed recall?
Answer: The examiner gives a multiple-choice cue with the target and two distractors
A multiple-choice cue follows the category cue for any word still not recalled.
Why does the MoCA record cued recall performance even though it is not scored?
Answer: To distinguish a retrieval problem from an encoding or storage problem
Cued recall helps clinicians tell retrieval failure apart from a true storage deficit.
What is the maximum value of the MoCA Memory Index Score (MIS)?
Answer: 15
The Memory Index Score ranges from 0 to 15.
A patient recalls 2 words freely, 2 with category cues, and 1 with multiple choice. What is the Memory Index Score?
Answer: 11
(2 x 3) + (2 x 2) + (1 x 1) = 11.
During delayed recall a patient says 'Rose' instead of 'Daisy'. How should the examiner handle this on the MoCA?
Answer: Do not award the point; it is an intrusion, and the examiner may proceed to the category cue
Only exact target words earn credit; 'Rose' is an intrusion and scores zero for that word.