OBJECTIVE To assess the psychometric characteristics of the Mini-Mental State Examination in elderly outpatients who seek primary health care. METHODS A total of 303 subjects (>65 years) underwent comprehensive geriatric assessment with functional tools, including Mini-Mental State Examination. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and ROC curve were ...

The goal of the research reported in this thesis is to contribute to early and accurate detection of dementia. Early detection of dementia is essential to maximising the effectiveness of treatment against memory loss. This goal is pursued by interpreting the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in novel ways. The MMSE is the most widely used screening tool for dementia, it is a questionnaire of...

the purpose of this research was the study of reproductive performance in postpartum dairy cows with different parities. twenty holstein dairy cows were assigned into two equal primiparous and multiparous groups. body weight and body condition score (based on 1-5 scoring) were measured every other week, starting from two weeks before calving till pregnancy confirmation. daily milk yield was als...

OBJECTIVE Neurocognitive deficits are now recognized as part of the fundamental disturbances and are a major determinant of functional outcome in psychosis. A cross-sectional association between cognitive deficits and poor social and occupational outcomes has been demonstrated; and treatment of cognitive impairment at the time of the first episode may have the potential to change functional out...

I wish to respond to the remarks made by Olazarán and Bermejo in reference to the article ‘Should the Mini-Mental State Examination be retired?’. I must acknowledge that my arguments are based not only on my particular clinical experience (characterised by lack of time and a population with a low educational level) but also on other personal circumstances such as the fact that I created other s...

The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a widely used screening test for cognitive impairment in older adults. Because the guidelines for its application are brief, the administration and scoring of the test can vary between different individuals. This can diminish its reliability. Furthermore, some of the items must be changed to accommodate different settings, such as the clinic, home, or...

INTRODUCTION Short cognitive tests are routinely used in clinical practice to detect and screen for cognitive impairment and dementia. These cognitive tests should meet minimum criteria for both applicability and psychometric qualities. DEVELOPMENT The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the most frequently applied short cognitive test, and the article introducing it remains a milestone i...

The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is widely used to measure dementia severity in Alzheimer's disease patients. While changes over time in the MMSE due to dementia have been studied, the relationship between MMSE scores and the duration of disease course is less well understood. Using the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) data, we modelled change in MMSE a...

I wish to respond to the remarks made by Olazarán and Bermejo in reference to the article ‘Should the Mini-Mental State Examination be retired?’. I must acknowledge that my arguments are based not only on my particular clinical experience (characterised by lack of time and a population with a low educational level) but also on other personal circumstances such as the fact that I created other s...