MMSE Score = 0

Orientation

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Registration

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Name 3 objects. 1 second to say each. Then ask the patient all 3 after you have said them. 1 point for each correct answer. Repeat them until (s)he learns all 3. Count trials and record.

 

Attention and Calculation

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Count backward from 100 by 7's.

Alternatively: spell "world" backward ("dlrow")

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Recall

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Ask for the 3 objects repeated above. 1 point per correct answer.

 

Language - Part 1

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Language - Part 2

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"CLOSE YOUR EYES"

 

Language - Part 3

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About MMSE

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Score 27-30: normal
Score 18-26: mild dementia
Score < 18: severe dementia

"Mini-Mental State." A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 1975; 12(3): 189-198.

Sullivan, MG. Distinguish Delirium From Dementia With Brief Exams. ACEP News. 2008.  Text