The Toronto Cognitive Assessment (TorCA): normative data and validation to detect amnestic mild cognitive impairment.
Morris FreedmanLarry LeachM Carmela TartagliaKathryn A StokesYael GoldbergRobyn SpringNima NourhaghighiTom GeeStephen C StrotherMohammad O AlhajMichael BorrieSultan DarveshAlita FernandezCorinne E FischerJennifer FogartyBarry D GreenbergMichelle GyenesNathan HerrmannRon KerenJosh KirsteinSanjeev KumarBenjamin LamSuvendrini LenaMary Pat McAndrewsGary NaglieRobert PartridgeTarek K RajjiWilliam ReichmannM Uri WolfNicolaas P L G VerhoeffJordana L WasermanSandra E BlackDavid F Tang-WaiPublished in: Alzheimer's research & therapy (2018)
The TorCA can improve resource utilization by identifying patients with aMCI who may not require more resource-intensive neuropsychological assessment. Future studies will focus on cross-validating the TorCA for aMCI, and validation for disorders other than aMCI.