It is an 11-question measure that tests five areas of cognitive function: orientation, registration, attention and calculation, recall, and language. The ...

• Reading: On a blank piece of paper print the sentence, "Close your eyes," in letters large enough for the patient to see clearly. Ask the patient to read ...

Give a 3 stage command. Score 1 for each stage. Eg. "Place index finger of right hand on your nose and then on your left ear".

The validity of using the mini mental state examination in NICE dementia guidelines. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004; 75:343-44. The score for WORLD ...

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Patient's Name: Date: Instructions: Score one point for each correct response within each question or activity. Maximum.

Order print copy from SAMHSA. Search term. Clear input. < PrevNext >. Appendix G Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Download PDF (184K). Copyright Notice.

REGISTRATION. Examiner names three objects (e.g. apple, table, penny) and asks the patient to repeat (1 point for each correct. THEN the patient learns.

Objectively normal on testing. • No functional deficit. Independent. 3. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).

The test takes only about 10 minutes but is limited because it will not detect subtle memory losses, particularly in well-educated patients.