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. 1984 May;47(5):496-9.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.47.5.496.

Mini-mental state examination in neurological patients

J P Dick, R J Guiloff, A Stewart, J Blackstock, C Bielawska, E A Paul, C D Marsden

Mini-mental state examination in neurological patients

J P Dick et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1984 May.

Abstract

The Mini-Mental State examination has been found to be a quick and valuable test for simple bedside screening, and for serial assessment of cognitive function in a population of 126 neurological patients. Amongst those with cognitive impairment, there was a close relation between the Mini-Mental State examination and the conventional Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). However, the Mini-Mental test was not a sensitive indicator of focal versus diffuse hemisphere disease. Further refinement in the areas of language and visuo-spatial function may improve its value.

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