What Does MMSE Scoring Mean?
Scores less than 10 generally indicate severe impairment, while scores between 10 and 20 indicate moderate dementia.
People with early stage Alzheimer’s disease tend to score in the 20 to 25 range.
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How Does the MMSE Work?
The Mini-Mental State Examination involves 11 questions that check for thinking, communication, understanding, and memory impairments.
The MMSE is generally administered in a healthcare provider’s office and takes about 10 minutes to complete.
How Accurate Is the MMSE?
There are two primary uses of the MMSE.
First, it is a widely used, validated, and reliable method of screening forAlzheimer’s disease.
As a screening test, however, it is not meant to substitute for a thoroughdiagnostic workup.
Sensitivity and specificity of the MMSE, key properties of every screening test, are reasonably good.
The MMSE 2
In 2010, the MMSE 2 was published.
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