Is the Bahasa Malaysia version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-BM) a better instrument than the Malay version of the Mini Mental State Examination (M-MMSE) in screening for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the elderly?

Razali R 1 , Jean-Li L , Jaffar A , Ahmad M , Shah SA , Ibrahim N Show all authors , Din NC , Nik Jaafar NR , Midin M , Sidi H , Ahmad S

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  • 1 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: rosdinom@ppukm.ukm.edu.my
Compr Psychiatry, 2014 Jan;55 Suppl 1:S70-5.
PMID: 24314103 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.04.010

Abstract

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a known precursor to Alzheimer disease, yet there is a lack of validated screening instruments for its detection among the Malaysian elderly.

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