Mini Mental Status Examination MMSE

In addition, you should perform some objective measure of the patient s intellectual functioning. The most commonly used measure is the Folstein Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE). The 30 point MMSE assesses many of the intellectual functions that might be impacted by dementia orientation to surroundings, registration of new information into memory, recall of that same information, concentration, word-finding, following directions, and visuospatial tasks. A score of 25 or lower should raise concern but early dementia is not ruled out even with higher scores. 

Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) Structured interview Maximum score is 30 23 or less is indicative of cognitive impairment. Level of consciousness also listed 5-10 minutes to administer. Global assessment of orientation, attention, recall and language, memory... 

FIGURE 32-2. Treatment algorithm for Alzheimer s disease. A. Cognitive treatment. B. Treatment of psychiatric or behavioral symptoms. AD, Alzheimer s disease MMSE, Mini Mental Status Examination NINCDS-ADRDA National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke/Alzheimer s Disease and Related Disorders Association. (From Faulkner JD, Bartlett J, Hicks P. Alzheimer s disease. In DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, et al, (eds.) Pharmacotherapy A Pathophysiologic Approach. 6th ed. New York McGraw-Hill 2005 1164, with permission.)... 

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