II. Indications
- Cognitive Function Assessment
- Documentation of subsequent cognitive function decline
III. 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
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