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Evaluating the Cultural Validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: A Comparison of Performance in Bengali and English tests in Bangladeshi adults with Parkinson's disease in East London.

2026-02-19 neurology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a recommended brief screening tool to detect cognitive impairment in people with Parkinsons disease (PD). ObjectiveTo compare English and Bengali MoCA performance in Bangladeshi individuals with PD in East London. MethodsThis cross-sectional study involved participants completing both English and Bengali MoCA. Analyses included ANCOVA, paired and unpaired t-tests, and Bland-Altman methods in full and age-matched samples. ResultsFifty PD pa...

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