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Mini-Mental State ExamAka: Mini-Mental Status Exam, Folstein Mini Mental Status Exam, Folstein MMSE, MMSE
- See Also
- Indications
- Cognitive Function Assessment
- Documentation of subsequent cognitive function decline
- Questions (Total of 30 points)
- General
- Actual MMSE was removed due to copyright restriction
- Owned by Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR)
- Synopsis of the MMSE is listed below
- For complete scale, see resources below
- PDF version is available under tools below
- Actual MMSE was removed due to copyright restriction
- Orientation (10 points)
- Patient identifies time and place
- Registration (3 points) and Recall (3 points)
- Patient recalls objects at 1 and 5 minutes
- Attention and Calculation (5 points)
- Patient spells a word backwards
- Language (9 points)
- Tests processing language
- General
- Interpretation of Mini-mental State Score (Maximum: 30)
- Normal score: 24 or higher
- Educational and Age Norms
- Fourth Grade Education
- Ages 18 to 69: Median MMSE Score 22-25
- Ages 70 to 79: Median MMSE Score 21-22
- Age over 79: Median MMSE Score 19-20
- Eighth Grade Education
- Ages 18 to 69: Median MMSE Score 26-27
- Ages 70 to 79: Median MMSE Score 25
- Age over 79: Median MMSE Score 23-25
- High School Education
- Ages 18 to 69: Median MMSE Score 28-29
- Ages 70 to 79: Median MMSE Score 27
- Age over 79: Median MMSE Score 25-26
- College Education
- Ages 18 to 69: Median MMSE Score 29
- Ages 70 to 79: Median MMSE Score 28
- Age over 79: Median MMSE Score 27
- Fourth Grade Education
- Resources
- American Family Physician
- References
Mini-mental state examination (C0451306) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Diagnostic Procedure (T060) , Intellectual Product (T170) |
| English | Mini-mental state examination, MMSE - Mini-mental state examination |
| Spanish | examen mental abreviado |
| Parent Concepts | Assessment scales (C0450973) |
| Sources | SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
