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Mini-Mental State Examination

Mini-Mental State Examination The Mini-Mental State Examination is a widely used cognitive screening test for people with neurological or psychiatric disorders.

The Mini-Mental State Examination is a widely used cognitive screening test for people with neurological or psychiatric disorders. In ALS, it is used to screen cognitive functioning, but because it is not adjusted for motor impairment it may be less suitable than ALS-specific tools for detecting milder early cognitive problems.

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Drafting source: Serian Angela; Finsel Julia; Ludolph Albert C; Uttner Ingo; Lulé Dorothée. Screening instruments of cognition: The relation of the mini-mental state examination to the Edinburgh cognitive and behavioural ALS screen in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 2024; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0304593; article XML SHA-256 ea4f8b830cd5a31485dd5cc4d524ad2217c0a4bd0358cf21883b4f1da8fb03ba. “Screening instruments of cognition: The relation of the mini-mental state examination to the Edinburgh cognitive and behavioural ALS screen in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis” (10.1371/journal.pone.0304593).
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