Global cortical atrophy (GCA) associates with worse performance in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). A population-based study in community-dwelling elders living in rural Ecuador. Issue 1 (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Del Brutto, Oscar H.; Mera, Robertino M.; Zambrano, Mauricio; Soriano, Francisco; Lama, Julio
• Is Part Of: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. Volume 60:Issue 1(2015:Jan./Feb.)
• Page Start: 206
• Page End: 209
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 305.26
• DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.09.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-4943

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">The MoCA associates with severity of GCA.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">MoCA scores may be used as reliable estimates of structural brain damage.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">MoCA cut-offs for cognitive impairment should be lower in underserved populations.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>