MMSE

Question 1

MMSE

Answer 1

• Orientation
• Registration
• Attention
• Recall
• Construction

Question 2

Orientation

Answer 2

Time : Ask the patient the year, season, date, day, and month

Place : Ask the patient the state, country, town, hospital, and floor.

Question 3

Registration

Answer 3

Name 3 unrelated objects clearly and slowly, and ask the patient to repeat them (e.g., “apple, coin, table”).

Repeat max 3-5 times
Short time memory

Question 4

Attention

Answer 4

spell “WORLD” backward

I want you to spell a word backwards, Its world W-o-r-l-d

Question 5

Recall

Answer 5

Ask the patient to recall the 3 objects named earlier in the registration task.

Ask just 1time

Question 6

Language

Answer 6

• Naming : Show the patient two objects (e.g., a pen and a watch) and ask them to name them.
• Repetition : Ask the patient to repeat the phrase, “No ifs, ands, or buts.”
• 3-Stage Command : Ask the patient to follow a three-stage instruction (e.g., “Take this paper in your right hand, fold it in half, and put it on the lab”).
• Reading : Show a written instruction (e.g., “Close your eyes”) and ask the patient to follow it.
• Writing : Ask the patient to write a sentence.
  Copying (1 point): Ask the patient to copy a diagram, such as two intersecting pentagons.