Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) |
Activity |
Score |
ORIENTATION – one point
for each answer
Ask: "What is the: (year)(season)(date)(day)(month)?"Ask: "Where are we: (state)(county)(town)(hospital)(floor)?" |
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REGISTRATION – score
1,2,3 points according to how many are repeated
Name three objects: Give the patient one second to say each.Ask the patient to: repeat all three after you have said them. Repeat them until the patient learns all three. |
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ATTENTION AND
CALCULATION – one point for each correct subtraction
Ask the patient to: begin from 100 and count backwards by 7.Stop after 5 answers. (93, 86, 79, 72, 65) |
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RECALL – one point for
each correct answer
Ask the patient to: name the three objects from above. |
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LANGUAGE
Ask the patient to: identify and name a pencil and a watch. (2 points)Ask the patient to: repeat the phrase "No ifs, ands, or buts." (1 point) Ask the patient to: "Take a paper in your right hand, fold it in half, and put it on the floor " (1 point for each task completed properly) Ask the patient to: read and obey the following: "Close your eyes." (1 point) Ask the patient to: write a sentence. (1 point) Ask the patient to: copy a complex diagram of two interlocking pentagons. (1 point) |
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References
Folstein MF, Folstein SE, McHugh PR. "Mini-mental state." A practical method
for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician.
J Psychiatr
Res. 1975;12:189-198.