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Indiana Wesleyan University
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CNS 533 | Psychopathology
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2023
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Note: The MMSE is a required part of this dementia assessment. Maximum Score *Scoring: 5 Orientation 24-30 Uncertain 5 ( ) What is the Cognitive (year) (season) (day) (date) (month)? Impairment 3 18-23 Mild to Moderate Cognitive Impairment 0-17 Severe 5 Cognitive Impairment *The score ranges 3 listed here are widely used, but it should be noted that an MMSE 9 score is only an initial indicator of ( ) Where are we: (state) (county) (town) (hospital) (floor)? Registration ( ) Name three unrelated objects. Allow one second to say each. Then ask the patient to repeat all three after you have said them. Give one point for each correct answer. Repeat them until he or she learns all three. Count trials and record. Trials: _____ Attention and Calculation ( ) Ask patient to count backwards from 100 by sevens. Give one point for each correct answer. Stop after five answers. Alternatively, spell world backwards. Recall ( ) Ask patient to recall the three objects previously stated. Give one point for each correct answer. Language cognitive status, ( ) •Show patient a wrist watch; ask patient what it is. Repeat for a pencil. (2 points) and norms for the ( ) •Ask patient to repeat the following: "No ifs, ands, or buts." (1 point) MMSE vary ( ) •Ask patient to follow a three-stage command: "Take a paper in your right hand, fold it in half, and put it on the floor." (3 points) greatly depending on a person's age, education level, and race. ( ) •Ask patient to read and obey the following sentence which you have written on a piece of paper: "Close your eyes." (1 point) ( ) •Ask patient to write a sentence. (1 point) ( ) •Ask patient to copy a design. (1 point) Total Score: _______ Assess level of consciousness along a continuum: Alert Drowsy Stupor Coma

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

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