About the Tool
The Mild Vascular Cognitive Impairment Assessment Tool for Stroke is a screening tool that checks 9 cognitive domains through short questions and tasks. The maximum score is 30 points, and a score below 23 suggests mild cognitive impairment.
| Cognitive domain | Items | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Orientation | Day of the week, date, season, age, phone number (home/cell phone), address | 6 |
| 2. Memory (short-term) | Repeating five words | No point |
| 3. Memory (short-term & long-term, prospective) | Name of the current president, recalling two events scheduled for next week | 3 |
| 4. Language | Repetition/fluency (repeating a sentence, telling words that start with a given letter), comprehension (answering questions) | 3 |
| 5. Attention | Counting numbers (counting backward, repeating numbers), calculation (subtracting 7 from 100) | 6 |
| 6. Memory (delayed) | Repeating the five words spoken earlier | 5 |
| 7. Reasoning/Abstraction | Finding something in common, making a pair | 2 |
| 8. Visuospatial perception | Telling the time indicated on a wall clock | 1 |
| 9. Problem solving/Executive function | Explaining what to do in an example situation | 4 |
| Total score | 30 | |
How to use it
- In a quiet place, read each question aloud slowly, one at a time, and check the □ box that matches the answer.
- On the Try it yourself page, you can work through the items for all 9 cognitive domains in order. The page adds up the score and shows the result based on the scoring criteria.