MMSE - Standardised Mini Mental Status Examination
ORIENTATION
What is the?
Year? Season? Date? Day? Month?
Where are we? Country? State? Suburb? Street? Room?
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REGISTRATION (1 point for each correct reply on the first attempt)
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I am going to name 3 words. After I have said all 3, I want you to repeat them. (BELL JAR FAN)
Remember what they are because I am going to ask you to name them again in a few minutes.
Name the 3 words several more times (maximum 5 times) if needed, for the patient to report correctly.
(Record number of trials_______)
ATTENTION AND CALCULATION
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Spell WORLD backwards (D L R O W)
or Serial sevens. Ask the patient to count backwards by 7 from 100 (100,93,86,79,72,65)
Stop after five answers (1 point for each correct answer) use higher of the 2 scores
RECALL
Do you recall the three words I asked you to remember?.......................................
(give 1 point for each correct answer)
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LANGUAGE
What is this called? (show WATCH then PENCIL)
I'd like you to repeat a phrase after me: “No ifs, ands, or buts.”
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PAPERWORK
1. Have the patient read and do the following "Close your eyes"
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2. Write any complete sentence (subject, object, verb).
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3. Copy this design (intersecting pentagons)
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4. Give pt paper, ask them to take into their R/L hand, fold the paper in half once with both hands, and put
the paper down on the floor.
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MMSE SCORE ____/30
Additional: Draw clock, make it read ‘10 past 2’ ; (no points)