Memory Flashcards
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During MoCA administration, intervening tasks between the second learning trial and delayed recall include all EXCEPT:
Answer: A second delayed recall practice run
No second delayed recall practice is given; the single delayed recall occurs after the intervening cognitive tasks.
The semantic category cue for the word VELVET on the MoCA is:
Answer: A type of fabric
VELVET is cued with the category 'a type of fabric' in the standardized MoCA protocol.
The semantic category cue for the word DAISY on the MoCA is:
Answer: A type of flower
DAISY is cued with the category 'a type of flower' per standard MoCA administration.
Why is delayed recall preferred over immediate recall as a measure of memory impairment in the MoCA?
Answer: Delayed recall better detects consolidation and retention deficits
Delayed recall tests consolidation and retention over time, which is disrupted early in conditions like Alzheimer's disease.
A patient recalls the words FACE and RED spontaneously, then recalls CHURCH with a category cue, and cannot recall the remaining two even with multiple-choice. What is the formal MoCA memory score?
Answer: 2
Only FACE and RED were recalled spontaneously (no cue), earning 2 points; cued and unrecalled words add no points.
Which condition, other than Alzheimer's disease, is well known for causing poor MoCA delayed recall scores?
Answer: Vascular cognitive impairment
Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) commonly produces memory and executive deficits that are detected by the MoCA.
In the MoCA, the memory task word list is considered to assess primarily which memory domain subdivision?
Answer: Anterograde verbal memory
The task requires learning new verbal information and recalling it after a delay — the classic definition of anterograde verbal memory.