Visuospatial Abilities Flashcards
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Approximately what percentage of the total MoCA score do the visuospatial/executive items contribute?
Answer: 25%
The visuospatial/executive domain contributes 5 out of 30 points, which is approximately 17–25% of the total score.
A clinician notes a patient draws clock numbers only on the right half of the face and leaves the left half empty. This finding is MOST consistent with:
Answer: Left hemispatial neglect from right parietal lesion
Omitting numbers from the left visual field is a classic sign of left hemispatial neglect caused by right parietal dysfunction.
When a patient self-corrects a trail error (e.g., goes 1-A-2-C then erases and connects to B) on the MoCA, how is the item scored?
Answer: 1 point only if the patient corrects without any prompting
Self-correction without examiner prompting is acceptable and the item still earns 1 point; examiner-prompted corrections yield 0.
Which statement about MoCA visuospatial norms is correct?
Answer: Lower education is associated with lower visuospatial scores, supporting the 1-point education adjustment
Lower education correlates with lower MoCA scores, which is why 1 bonus point is added for patients with 12 or fewer years of education.
A patient scores 0 on the cube and 1 on the clock. What is their combined visuospatial construction score?
Answer: 1
Cube (0) plus clock (1 for clock = max 3 but they scored 1) gives a combined construction score of 1.
A patient with Parkinson's disease dementia is expected to show particular difficulty with MoCA visuospatial tasks because of impairment in which pathway?
Answer: Posterior cortical and parieto-occipital processing
Parkinson's disease dementia commonly involves posterior cortical dysfunction, degrading the parieto-occipital networks essential for visuospatial construction.
Which adaptation is recommended when administering the MoCA cube-copying task to a patient with a dominant-hand motor impairment?
Answer: Allow the patient to use their non-dominant hand
Standard MoCA administration guidance allows use of the non-dominant hand when the dominant hand has a motor impairment.