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LOINC 2.82

Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE]

Definition

  • The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) or Folstein test is a brief 30-point questionnaire test that is used to screen for cognitive impairment. It is commonly used in medicine to screen for dementia. It is also used to estimate the severity of cognitive impairment at a specific time and to follow the course of cognitive changes in an individual over time.

Component

  • Mini-mental state examination

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH

Property

  • -

Scale

  • -

Method

  • MMSE

Related names

  • Mini-Mental Status Examination; MMS; MMSE; Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.MTLHLTH

Index terms

  • Mini-Mental Status Examination
  • MMS
  • MMSE
  • Pan
  • Panel
  • PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH
  • Panl
  • Pnl
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • Survey
  • SURVEY.MTLHLTH