The doctor behind a cognitive test Trump took says ‘it’s supposed to be easy.’
MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images, iStockphoto The doctor who developed a widely used test that screens for early signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease says that cognition is “a pertinent question” during a presidential election with presumptive candidates over age 70. Problem is, both sides of the political divide are interpreting this test incorrectly.
While the White House did not release any details of this most recent test, the president did take the MoCA exam in 2018, when he got a perfect score of 30, which has put this particular test in the spotlight. What’s more, during a second Fox News interview on Sunday night, Chris Wallace told the president that the MoCA is “not the hardest test” and even posted graphics of one of the questions, which asked the test taker to identify drawings of animals.
But he did walk through a few questions, and how they can raise red flags about cognitive impairment. The test taker might also be asked to explain the similarities between two objects, such as a watch and a ruler. Or they may be asked to identify a number of familiar animals, as Wallace highlighted during his Trump interview.
Once someone takes the test, physicians will discuss the results, and determine whether the patient should take the test again in two months, or if there are signs perhaps that more investigation is needed, like scans or blood tests, to confirm a diagnosis or to rule out other conditions.
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