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mini mental status exam - dawn
Posted: Jan 19, 2010
Dr. clearly says "mini mental status exam"
can the Mini Mental State Examination be referred to as status? and should it be caps? or is it okay
mini-mental state exam? (or status)
Yes - nm - siren
[ In Reply To ..]Yes, it is mini mental status examination.:-)
mini-mental status exam is a general term - MMSE is specific form
[ In Reply To ..]The MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination) is a particular test that is distributed in written form. The mini-mental status exami is a general term used by physicians for neurological testing (basically the same questions), but not the FORMAL test.
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) or Folstein test is a brief 30-point questionnaire test that is used to screen for cognitive impairment. It is commonly used in medicine to screen for dementia. It is also used to estimate the severity of cognitive impairment at a given point in time and to follow the course of cognitive changes in an individual over time, thus making it an effective way to document an individual's response to treatment.
In the time span of about 10 minutes it samples various functions including arithmetic, memory and orientation. It was introduced by Folstein et al. in 1975. This test is not the same thing as a mental status examination. The standard MMSE form which is currently published by Psychological Assessment Resources is based on its original 1975 conceptualization, with minor subsequent modifications by the authors.
great thank you guys!! :) - dawn
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