MMSE®

Mini-Mental State Examination

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Purpose

Assesses cognitive functioning

Authors

Marshal F. Folstein, MD, Susan E. Folstein, MD, and Paul R. McHugh, MD

Administration Formats

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Quickly Measure Cognitive Functioning in Adults

A newer version, the MMSE-2, is available.

The MMSE is a brief, quantitative measure of cognitive status in adults. It can be used to screen for cognitive impairment, to estimate the severity of cognitive impairment at a given point in time, to follow the course of cognitive changes in an individual over time, and to document an individual's response to treatment.

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Features and benefits

  • Consists of a series of questions and tasks grouped into 11 categories: Orientation to Time, Orientation to Place, Registration, Attention and Calculation, Recall, Naming, Repetition, Comprehension, Reading, Writing, and Drawing.
  • Administer in 5 to 10 minutes.
  • A maximum score of 30 points can be obtained if all items are answered correctly.

The standard MMSE form, published by PAR, is based on its original 1975 conceptualization, with minor subsequent modifications by the authors. The MMSE has demonstrated validity and reliability in psychiatric, neurologic, geriatric, and other medical populations. The convenient "all-in-one" test form includes a detachable sheet with stimuli for the Comprehension, Reading, Writing, and Drawing tasks. The form also includes alternative item substitutions for administration in special circumstances.

The MMSE has been recommended for the screening of cognition in depressed patients (Special Report, Expert Consensus Guideline Series, Postgraduate Medicine, October 2001).

MMSE Clinical Guide with Pocket Norms Card

The Clinical Guide by Marshal F. Folstein, MD, Susan E. Folstein, MD, and Gary Fanjiang, MD describes the development, validation, administration, and interpretation of the MMSE. Normative data (T scores) for age and education groups are provided in the Appendix as a supplement to the traditional interpretation of the MMSE raw scores.

Authorized Foreign Language Translations of the MMSE

The following authorized translations of the MMSE are currently available:

Afrikaans
Albanian
Arabic
Argentinean Spanish
Armenian
Austrian German
Basque
Belgian Dutch
Belgian French
Bengali
Bosnian
Brazilian Portuguese
Bulgarian
Catalan
Chilean Spanish
Chinese
Chinese for Hong Kong
Chinese for Malaysia
Chinese for Singapore
Chinese for Taiwan
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Farsi

Filipino
Finnish
French
French Canadian
Georgian
German
Greek
Gujarati
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indian English
Israeli English
Italian
Japanese
Kannada
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Macedonian
Malay
Malayalam

Marathi
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Shangaan
Slovak
Slovene
Sotho
South African English
Spanish
Swedish
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
UK English
Ukrainian
Urdu
U.S. Spanish
Vietnamese
Xhosa
Zulu

To use a modified version of the MMSE, including a modified format or translation, please download and complete the Permission Request Form.

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Photo of Mini-Mental State Examination
Age Range 18 years to 85 years
Admin Time 10–15 minutes; 5 minutes to score
Qualification Level S

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