II. Indications
- Cognitive Function Assessment
- Documentation of subsequent cognitive function decline
III. Questions (Total of 30 points)
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General
- Actual MMSE was removed due to copyright restriction
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- 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
IV. Interpretation of Mini-mental State Score (Maximum 30 points)
- 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
V. Resources
- American Family Physician
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| Definition (NCI) | A brief quantitative test used for assessing cognitive function in adults. |
| Concepts | Diagnostic Procedure (T060) |
| SnomedCT | 273617000 |
| LNC | LP156457-6, LP156471-7, MTHU044491 |
| English | MMSE - Mini-mental state exam, Mini mental state examination, mini-mental status exam, mini-mental status exam (physical finding), Folstein Mini-Mental Status Exam, Mini-Mental Status Exam, mini-mental state examination, mini mental state examination, Mini-mental state examination, MMSE - Mini-mental state examination, Mini-mental state examination (assessment scale), Mini Mental State Examination, MMSE |
| Dutch | MMSE, minionderzoek van psychische toestand |
| German | MMST, Mini-Mental-Status-Test |
| Italian | MMSE, Esame Mini Mental State |
| Portuguese | MEEM, Mini exame de estado mental |
| Spanish | MESM, Miniexamen del estado mental, examen mental abreviado (escala de evaluación), examen mental abreviado |
| Japanese | ＭＭＳＥ, MMSE, ミニメンタルステート検査, ﾐﾆﾒﾝﾀﾙｽﾃｰﾄｹﾝｻ |
| Czech | MMSE, Minivyšetření duševního stavu |
| Hungarian | Mini mentális állapot vizsgálat (MMSE), MMSE |
| French | MMSE, Mini-mental state |
