{"id":18205,"date":"2024-02-07T11:27:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T16:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?page_id=18205"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:27:43","slug":"cognitive-neurology-clinic-referrals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/divisions\/memory-and-cognitive-disorders-1\/patients\/cognitive-neurology-clinic-referrals\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognitive Neurology Clinic (including Aging Brain Clinic) Referrals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>For Referring Providers<\/h2>\n<p>The Memory and Cognitive Disorders Division at UNC Neurology is currently focused on the diagnosis and treatment of patients at earlier stages of their disease and with a higher level of independence and function. This ensures that the patient will be able to participate in all testing and decisions associated to the diagnostic and therapeutic process, thus increasing the chance of benefiting from the most updated therapies available, and eligibility for clinical trials.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure a comprehensive assessment and tailored care plan for your patient, we request additional information regarding their current diagnosis and functional status. Specifically, we kindly ask that you provide us with the \u201cFunctional Activities Questionnaire in Older Adults with Dementia\u201d, (1), to be completed by the closest caregiver, and\u00a0<em><strong>one <\/strong><\/em>of the following: the \u201cMontreal Cognitive Assessment Test (MOCA)\u201d (2), the St. Louis University Test of Mental Status (SLUMS)\u201d (3) or the Folstein Mini-mental status test (MMSE) (4).<\/p>\n<p>All patients must submit the Functional Activities Questionnaire and one of the following three cognitive screens:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) Test &#8211; Must be completed by the patient&#8217;s family member or caregiver. <strong>Please note<\/strong> &#8211; a score must be given to each of the 10 items. Blanks are not allowed.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2024\/02\/functional-activities-questionnaire.pdf\">English FAQ test<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2024\/02\/FAQ-Spanish.pdf\">Spanish FAQ test<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Test &#8211; Must be completed by the referring clinician. MoCA certification is <strong>NOT required<\/strong> to administer the MoCA test. If you are unclear on how to administer it, instructions for completion are below.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2024\/02\/MOCA.pdf\">English MoCA test<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2024\/02\/MOCA-8.1-Spanish.pdf\">Spanish MoCA test<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis University Test of Mental Status (SLUMS)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slu.edu\/medicine\/internal-medicine\/geriatric-medicine\/aging-successfully\/-pdf\/slums-form.pdf\">English SLUMS test<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slu.edu\/medicine\/internal-medicine\/geriatric-medicine\/aging-successfully\/-pdf\/spanish-pr.pdf\">Spanish SLUMS test<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Folstein Mini-Mental Status Test (MMSE)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meded.temertymedicine.utoronto.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/resource\/document\/mini-mental-state-examinationmmse.pdf\">English MMSE test<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Once MoCA\/SLUMS\/MMSE and FAQ results are available, please place a new referral and place the scores in the comments section.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>For those being referred for monoclonal anti-amyloid therapy consideration, these criteria are a MOCA \u2265 17\/SLUMS \u2265 17\/MMSE \u2265 22 and FAQ \u2264 12.<\/li>\n<li>For those being referred for a general (non-mAAb) dementia evaluation, the criteria are MOCA \u2265 12\/SLUMS \u226512\/MMSE \u2265 16 and FAQ \u2264 22.<\/li>\n<li>We no longer see patients purely for dementia-related behavior management or those who are at the severe stage of dementia (FAST 6 or 7).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Referrals should be faxed to the Adult Neurology Clinic: 984-974-2285<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Additional Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2024\/02\/moca-instructions-english_2010.pdf\">Administrative Instructions for the MoCA test<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mocacognition.com\/training-certification\/\">MoCA training and certification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slu.edu\/medicine\/internal-medicine\/geriatric-medicine\/aging-successfully\/assessment-tools\/mental-status-exam.php\">SLUMS Exam Background and Training<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Referring Providers The Memory and Cognitive Disorders Division at UNC Neurology is currently focused on the diagnosis and treatment of patients at earlier stages of their disease and with a higher level of independence and function. 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