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  2. Mini–mental state examination - Wikipedia

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    The mini–mental state examination (MMSE) or Folstein test is a 30-point questionnaire that is used extensively in clinical and research settings to measure cognitive impairment. [1] [2] It is commonly used in medicine and allied health to screen for dementia. It is also used to estimate the severity and progression of cognitive impairment and ...

  3. Mental status examination - Wikipedia

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    The mental status examination (MSE) is an important part of the clinical assessment process in neurological and psychiatric practice. It is a structured way of observing and describing a patient's psychological functioning at a given point in time, under the domains of appearance, attitude, behavior, mood and affect, speech, thought process, thought content, perception, cognition, insight, and ...

  4. Alcohol-related dementia - Wikipedia

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    A simple test for intellectual function, like the Folstein mini–mental state examination, is the minimum screen for dementia. The test requires 15–20 minutes to administer and is available in mental health centers. [8]

  5. Psychiatric assessment - Wikipedia

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    The mental status examination (MSE) is another core part of any psychiatric assessment. The MSE is a structured way of describing a patient 's current state of mind, under the domains of appearance, attitude, behavior, speech, mood and affect, thought process, thought content, perception, cognition (including for example orientation, memory and ...

  6. Paul R. McHugh - Wikipedia

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    In 1975, McHugh co-authored (along with M. F. Folstein and S. E. Folstein) a paper entitled "Mini-Mental State: A Practical Method for Grading the Cognitive State of Patients for the Clinician". This paper details the mini mental state exam (MMSE), an exam consisting of 11 questions, that assesses patients for signs of dementia and other forms ...

  7. Mixed transcortical aphasia - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, assessment of repetition is most critical in order to differentially diagnose. Specifically, language based standardized assessments such as the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB), and the Folstein Mini Mental State Exam include a repetition subtest amongst all other language-related areas.

  8. Neuropsychological test - Wikipedia

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    Cognistat (The Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination) Cognitive Assessment Screening Instrument (CASI) Cognitive Function Scanner (CFS) Dean–Woodcock Neuropsychological Assessment System (DWNAS) General Practitioner Assessment Of Cognition (GPCOG) Hooper Visual Organization Test; Luria–Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery; MCI Screen ...

  9. Serial sevens - Wikipedia

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    Serial sevens (or, more generally, the descending subtraction task; DST), where a patient counts down from one hundred by sevens, is a clinical test used to test cognition; for example, to help assess mental status after possible head injury, in suspected cases of dementia or to show sleep inertia.