Cognitive Testing

Current BIOMARKAPD Ireland Suite of Cognitive Tests.

• RBANS  (Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neurological Status)
• CAMCOG  (Cambridge Cognitive Examination)
• MoCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment)
• CESD  (Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale)
• B-ADL(Bristol Activities of Daily Living)
• CDR    (Clinical Dementia Rating Scale)

Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neurological Status (RBANS):

The RBANS is a brief neurocognitive battery measuring immediate and delayed memory, attention, language, and visuospatial skills. The RBANS was developed for two primary applications:

• As a stand-alone “core” battery for the detection and neurocognitive characterization of dementia.

• As a brief neurocognitive battery for the detection and tracking of neurocognitive deficits in a variety of disorders.

The RBANS requires approximately 25 minutes to administer, and is a “pencil-and-paper” test, with only a stimulus booklet and record form needed for administration and scoring.

Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG):

The CAMCOG is the cognitive and self-contained part of the Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of the Elderly (CAMDEX). The CAMCOG is a standardized instrument used to measure the extent of dementia, and to assess the level of cognitive impairment. The measure assesses orientation, language, memory, praxis, attention, abstract thinking, perception and calculation.
The CAMCOG consists of 67 items, including the 19 items from the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). It is divided into 8 subscales: orientation, language (comprehension and expression), memory (remote, recent and learning), attention, praxis, calculation, abstraction and perception

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA):

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was designed as a rapid screening instrument for mild cognitive dysfunction. It assesses different cognitive domains: attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation. Time to administer the MoCA is approximately 10 minutes. The total possible score is 30 points; a score of 26 or above is considered normal.

Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CEDS):

The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD) was created in 1977 by Laurie Radloff, 1 and revised in 2004 by William Eaton and others. The CESD-R is a screening test for depression and depressive disorder. The CESD-R measures symptoms defined by the American Psychiatric Association' Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) for a major depressive episode.

Bristol Activities of Daily Living (B-ADL):

The Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale (BADLS) is a 20-item questionnaire designed to measure the ability of someone with dementia to carry out daily activities such as dressing, preparing food and using transport.

Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR):

The Clinical Dementia Rating or CDR was developed at the Memory and Aging Project at Washington University School of Medicine in 1979 for the evaluation of staging severity of dementia. It was developed primarily for use in persons with dementia of the Alzheimer type (the equivalent of probable Alzheimer’s Disease) and it can also be used to stage dementia in other illnesses as well. The Clinical Dementia Rating is a five-point scale in which CDR-0 connotes no cognitive impairment, and then the remaining four points are for various stages of dementia:
CDR-0.5 = very mild dementia
CDR-1 = mild
CDR-2 = moderate
CDR-3 = severe