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The examiner names three unrelated objects clearly and slowly, then the instructor asks the patient to name all three of them. The patient's.
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Patient’s Name: Date:
Instructions: Score one point for each correct response within each question or activity.
Maximum Score
Patient’s Score
Questions
5 “What is the year? Season? Date? Day? Month?” 5 “Where are we now? State? County? Town/city? Hospital? Floor?”
The examiner names three unrelated objects clearly and slowly, then the instructor asks the patient to name all three of them. The patient’s response is used for scoring. The examiner repeats them until patient learns all of them, if possible.
“I would like you to count backward from 100 by sevens.” (93, 86, 79, 72, 65, …) Alternative: “Spell WORLD backwards.” (D-L-R-O-W)
3 “Earlier I told you the names of three things. Can you tell me whatthose were?”
2 Show the patient two simple objects, such as a wristwatch and a pencil,and ask the patient to name them.
1 “Repeat the phrase: ‘No ifs, ands, or buts.’”
3 “Take the paper in your right hand, fold it in half, and put it on the floor.”(The examiner gives the patient a piece of blank paper.)
1 “Please read this and do what it says.” (Written instruction is “Close your eyes.”)
1 “Make up and write a sentence about anything.” (This sentence must contain a noun and a verb.)
“Please copy this picture.” (The examiner gives the patient a blank piece of paper and asks him/her to draw the symbol below. All 10 angles must be present and two must intersect.)
Method Score Interpretation
Single Cutoff <24 Abnormal
Range
Increased odds of dementia Decreased odds of dementia
Education
Abnormal for 8 th^ grade education Abnormal for high school education Abnormal for college education
Severity
No cognitive impairment Mild cognitive impairment Severe cognitive impairment
Score Degree of Impairment
Formal Psychometric Assessment
Day-to-Day Functioning
25-30 Questionablysignificant
If clinical signs of cognitive impairment are present, formal assessment of cognition may be valuable.
May have clinically significant but mild deficits. Likely to affect only most demanding activities of daily living.
20-25 Mild
Formal assessment may be helpful to better determine pattern and extent of deficits.
Significant effect. May require some supervision, support and assistance.
10-20 Moderate Formal assessment may be helpful ifthere are specific clinical indications. Clear impairment. May require 24-hoursupervision.
0-10 Severe Patient not likely to be testable.
Marked impairment. Likely to require 24-hour supervision and assistance with ADL.