Cognitive assessment and cognitive behavior therapy ( CBT)

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[5/20, 5:53 PM] Vandana Tanna: Needed some guidance on cognitive assessment and therapy for my husband

Any suggestions??

[5/20, 5:55 PM] Vijay Bathina: MOCA(Moneteral cognitive Assessment) is best you can download from internet and apply

[5/20, 6:24 PM] Hardeep Sodhi: Curious about this Vijay ji …what , in layman’s terms, is cognitive assessment, and what do these tests lead to ?

[5/20, 6:32 PM] Vijay Bathina: The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a well-validated, reliable, and freely accessible screening tool for detecting mild cognitive impairment, which has been translated into and validated in 36 languages and dialects including Japanese, Mandarin (Simplified). It has also been shown to be useful at detecting cognitive dysfunction in a variety of conditions, including Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, poststroke cognitive impairment, and brain metastases.

[5/20, 6:36 PM] Vijay Bathina: Based on the score Impairment level is described mild /moderate /severe which will help Cognitive therapist /Psychologist /Occupational therapist to plan the regime

[5/20, 8:29 PM] Sonal Chitnis: It will be wise you see Speech Language Pathologist or Neuro Psychologist working on Stroke Neurorehabilitation. They willl not only evaluate adequately but also help in appropriate Cognitive Communication Executive functions Rehabilitation such as post stroke Attention/ executive functions impairment , Poor memory & problem solving, loss of initiation , Visuospatial skills impairment & any Word finding / speaking , Reading writing , Calculation impairment etc – *Cognitive Assessment post stroke* requires early identification , Rehabilitation.

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