Mental Status Examination - Healthy Minds Nashville
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1Mini-Mental State Examination
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ORIENTATION
What is the (year) (season) (date) (day) (month)?
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Where are we: (state) (city) (hospital)?
5
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What (street) do you live on? What (county)?
REGISTRATION
Name 3 objects (apple, penny, table): 1 second to say each. then ask patient
all three after you have said them. Give 1 point for each correct answer.
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Then repeat them until all three are learned (for later checking).
ATTENTION AND CALCULATION
Serial 7s. Give 1 point for each correct answer. Stop after 5 answers. Spell
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"WORLD" backwards: "DLROW". Score whichever is highest.
RECALL
Ask for the three objects repeated above. Give 1 point for each correct.
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LANGUAGE
Show 2 objects (pencil and watch); ask for their names.
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Repeat the following: "No ifs, ands, or buts."
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Follow a 3-stage command: "Take a paper in your right hand, fold it in half,
and put it on the floor."
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Have the patient read and obey the following:
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"CLOSE YOUR EYES"
Have the patient write a sentence of his or her own choice.
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Have the patient copy the following design.
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TOTAL SCORE
30
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