Validity and diagnostics of the Italian version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in non-demented Parkinson's disease patients.

Alfonsina D'IorioEdoardo Nicolò AielloMarianna AmboniCarmine VitaleFederico VerdeVincenzo SilaniNicola TicozziAndrea CiammolaBarbara PolettiGabriella Santangelo

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2023)

The Italian MoCA is a valid and diagnostically sound screener for global cognitive inefficiency in non-demented PD patients. Further studies are nevertheless needed that confirm its diagnostic values against a measure other than the MMSE.

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