Dr. said that Trump took the Montreal Cognitive Assessment ...

[SummerSnow]

and scored 30/30...

But I find this interesting...

Overall Advantages and Disadvantages of the MoCA
The MoCA's advantages include its brevity, simplicity, and reliability as a screening test for Alzheimer's disease.


In addition, it measures an important component of dementia that's not measured by the MMSE, namely executive function. It seems to work well in Parkinson's disease dementia, and unlike the MMSE, it is free for non-profit use.

Of note, the MoCA is available in more than 35 languages, and there is also a MoCA Test Blind which allows cognitive testing for those who are visually impaired.

A disadvantage of the MoCA is that it takes a little longer than the MMSE to administer, and like many other screenings, it should be paired with multiple other screenings and tests to accurately identify and diagnose dementia.

A Word from Verywell..
Being aware of what the MoCA includes and how it's scored can help you better understand its results for you or your loved one. Remember, also, that the MoCA, while helpful in identifying cognitive concerns, should be combined with several other assessments conducted by a physician in order to fully evaluate mental functioning and identify possible causes of memory loss.

* where's the other testing? lol

https://www.verywell.com/alzheimers-and-montreal-cognitive-assessment-moca-98617

[PCIntern]

1. Bullshit. He asked him what country Montreal is in.

Or near. Or in which hemisphere...

[Freethinker65]

6. Drawing the clock and counting back from 100 by 7s

Remembering 3 to 5 words (that can be hard actually, depending on the words and the intermediate activity and conversation, if you have not practiced and are impaired). I remember when my parents came back from such a mini-test. Long ago my dad messed up the clock and the word memory part...but he told my mom before she took it so she knew what to expect and did ok.

Just saying, it is possible to prep for some of the mini cog tests.

**Edit: meant as response to original post

[BannonsLiver]

2. He could have full blown AIDS, Stage 4 brain cancer and Alzheimers

And they'd NEVER tell us, likely citing national security concerns. This doctor was likely told what to say by a superior officer, and threatened with a court martial if he deviated one iota. Ethically he can say he was just following orders.

Nobody in their right mind could look at Drumpf and say he is healthy mentally or physically.

[MLAA]

3. Silver lining

So much for a possible insanity /diminished capacity at his trials. 😬

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. ohhhh....good point.

[kentuck]

8. +1000

[hlthe2b]

4. Time of day when administered makes a difference as well if there is any degree of dementia

Regardless, I'm not buying that he has been "fully" evaluated for early onset or subtle dementia symptoms.

[Hortensis]

5. Trump has over 40 years of documented mental aberration.

I am not surprised that a simple test didn't reveal the beginnings of his father's legacy in him ON TOP OF HIS EXISTING LIFELONG MENTAL DYSFUNCTION that we see in evidence Every. Single. Day.

[applegrove]

9. Montreal has universal health care. I thought countries with universal health care are not

supposed to be excellent according to repugs! Why is he taking a socialist test?

[mitch96]

10. Montreal Cognitive Assessment

Isn't that where you have to pick out the Montreal Poutine from the Quebec poutine from the Toronto poutine??

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