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NEURO

Mini Mental Status Examination

Task Instructions Scoring Score
Date “Tell me the date.” Ask for 1 point each for
orientation omitted items. year, season, date,
day of week, and
month
Place “Where are you?” Ask for 1 point each for
orientation omitted items. state, county, town,
building, and floor
or room.
Register three Name three objects slowly 1 point each for
objects and clearly. Ask patient to each item repeated
repeat them. correctly
Serial 7s Ask patient to count back- 1 point for each
ward from 100 by 7. Stop correct answer (or
after 5 answers (or ask letter)
patient to spell “world”
backwards).
Recall three Ask patient to recall 1 point for each
objects the objects mentioned item remembered
previously. correctly
Naming Point to your watch and 1 point for each
ask, “What is this?” Repeat correct answer
with a pencil.
Repeating a Ask patient to say “No ifs, 1 point if successful
phrase ands, or buts.” on first try
Verbal Give patient a plain piece 1 point for each
commands of paper and say, “Take correct answer
this paper in your right
hand, fold it in half, and
put it on the floor.”
Written Show patient a piece of 1 point if patient
commands paper with “Close your closes eyes
eyes” printed on it.
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