Study of cognitive decline

Abstract

The MosA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) and MMSE (Mini-mental state examination) tests are the most commonly used methods for detecting mild, moderate, and severe cognitive impairment (Roberta Biundo, 06 February 2016). Decreased cognition leads to dementia, and the concept of dementia is defined by the World Health Organization as a set of clinical syndromes characterized by a decline in the ability to think, recall, reason, and control one's behavior (Wortmann, 21 September 2012). Although dementia is more common in the elderly, it is not a normal course of life. 2019 to 2020, a combination of MosA and MMSE tests was recorded in outpatient and inpatient neurology patients. The clients selected a total of 81 cases in which the two tests were combined and the results were calculated using spss-22 software. On the MosA test, a score of ≤25 is considered a mild cognitive decline, while on the MMSE test, a score of ≤24 is assigned to this degree. The study estimated a 88.9% (n = 72) decrease in cognitive function in the MoCa test and a 48.1% (n = 39) decrease in the MMSE test. In the future, high-value tests that detect cognitive impairment should be used regularly and introduced into diagnostic services.