Comparison of Montreal cognitive assessment scale and minimental state examination scale in screening HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in Shenzhen, China

VernacularTitle:MoCA和MMSE在HIV相关性神经认知损害筛查中的比较
Author: Fang ZHAO ¹ ; Yong DENG ; Liqin SUN ; Liumei XU ; Shaxi LI ; Hui WANG ; Yingxia LIU
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1. 518112,深圳市第三人民医院
Keywords: Mental statas schedule; Cogniotive dissonance
From: Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2015;29(3):210-212
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To compare the performance of Montreal cognitive assessment scale (MoCA) and minimental state examination scale (MMSE) in screening HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND).Methods A case-control study of 127 HIV + and 60 HIV-individuals.All the subjects' cognitive functions were assessed using MoCA and MMSE separately.Results Mean MoCA score in cases was 26.28 ± 2.43 compared to 27.33 ± 1.30 in controls (P ＜ 0.01).Mean MMSE score in cases was 27.45 ± 1.31 compared to 27.70 ±0.89 in controls (P =0.139).Using the MoCA screening revealed 43 (33.9％) cases had HAND compared with 6 (6.7 ％) controls (x2 =16.01,P ＜ 0.001).Using MMSE,6 (4.7％) cases and 1(1.7％) control had HAND (P=0.124).Conclusion The MoCA scale is more sensitive in deteting HAND than MMSE and is suited for the early cognitive screening of HIV patients in clinic.