Trump's doctors are monitoring "the progress of his dementia and/or strokes," psychologist says - LGBTQ Nation

"You know, he kind of gave the game away, as he often does," Gartner said, referring to Trump bragging about taking the test repeatedly."

"You could maybe justify giving someone the MoCA once, just on their age, just as part of a physical. If you're giving it to him three times, that means you're not assessing dementia. That means you're monitoring dementia."

"Because if you keep feeling like, no, he's still got the symptoms, we've got to see how bad he's doing now, we've got to check again, see how bad he's doing now... I think they're giving him cognitive tests and MRIs every six months to monitor the progress of his dementia, and/or strokes," Gartner said."

"We have to judge people against their own baseline, and if somebody doubles their rate of speed, that's a mental status change of some kind," he continued."

Donald Trump underwent three Montreal Cognitive Assessments (MoCA) this year and an MRI in October. Repeated administration of MoCA tests suggests clinical teams are monitoring cognitive decline rather than performing a single screening for dementia. Periodic cognitive testing and imaging appear to be conducted approximately every six months to track progression of dementia and possible strokes. Trump's claim not to know which body part an MRI scanned raises questions about his awareness of medical procedures. Clinicians assess current performance against an individual baseline; substantial changes in error rates or processing speed can indicate a mental status change.

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