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Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) Component Description Patient Score Points I. Orientation

This document contains the results of a Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) given to assess cognitive function. The patient scored 26/30 overall, indicating normal cognitive function. The MMSE evaluates several areas including orientation, attention, memory, language, and visual-spatial skills. Higher scores correlate with normal or mild impairment, while lower scores indicate more substantial impairment in activities of daily living.

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Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) Component Description Patient Score Points I. Orientation

This document contains the results of a Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) given to assess cognitive function. The patient scored 26/30 overall, indicating normal cognitive function. The MMSE evaluates several areas including orientation, attention, memory, language, and visual-spatial skills. Higher scores correlate with normal or mild impairment, while lower scores indicate more substantial impairment in activities of daily living.

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Name: Jan Elmer L.

Labesores Group: 1B Group 2


CI: Angelito P. Abao, RN, MN

Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE)

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION PATIENT POINTS


SCORE
I. Orientation
What is the year? 1 1
Season? 1 1
Date? 1 1
Day? 1 1
Month? 1 1
Which is our state? 0 1
Country? 1 1
Town or city? 1 1
Hospital? 1 1
Floor? 1 1
II. Attention & calculation
Spell “world” backwards give 1 point for each letter that is in the right 4 5
place (for example, DLROW = 5) alternatively, do serial 7s (ask the
person to count backwards from 100 in blocks of 7 i.e. 93, 86, 79, 65).
Stop after five subtractions. Give one pint for each correct answer
III. Registration
Name three objects (for example, apple, table, pen) taking one second to 3 3
say each one. Then ask the individual to repeat the names of all three
objects. Give one point for each correct answer. Repeat the object names
until all learned
IV. Recall
Ask for the three objects repeated above (for example, apple, table, pen). 3 3
Give one point for each correct object
V. Language
Point to a pencil & ask the person to name this object (1 point). Do the 2 2
same thing with a wrist watch (1 point)
Ask the person to repeat the following. No ‘ifs’ & or ‘buts’ (1point). Allow
only one trial 1 1
Give the person a piece of blank white paper & ask them to follow a three
stage command. “Take the paper in your right hand, fold it in half, and put 2 3
it on the floor.”(The examiner gives the patient a piece of blank paper.)
Write ‘CLOSE YOUR EYES’ in large letters & show it to the patient. Ask
him to or her to read the message & do what it says (give 1 point if they 1 1
actually close their eyes).
Ask the individual to write a sentence of their choice on a blank piece of
paper. The sentence must contain a subject & verb, & must make sense. 1 1
Spelling, punctuations & grammar are not important (1 point)
Show the person a drawing of two pentagons which intersect to form a
quadrangle. Each side should be about 1.5 cm. Ask them to copy the 0 1
design exactly as it is (1 point). All the 10 angles need to be present & the
two shapes must intersect to score 1 point. Tremor & rotation are ignored

Total Score 26- Normal 30


Interpretation
25-30 Normal
18-24 Mild to Moderate
≤ 17 Less correlate with substantial impairment in ADL

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