Table 1.

Minimental state examination (MMSE).

Orientation	Year Month Day Date Time	___/5
	Country Town District Hospital Ward	___/5
Registration	Examiner names 3 objects (e.g. apple, table, and penny). Patient asked to repeat (1 point for each correct answer). THEN patient to learn the 3 names repeating until correct.	___/3
Attention and calculation	Subtract 7 from 100 and then repeat from result. Continue 5 times: 100 93 86 79 65 Alternative: spell “WORLD” backwards-“DLROW”	___/5
Recall	Ask for names of 3 objects learned earlier.	___/3
Language	Name a pencil and watch	___/2
	Repeat “No fits, ands, or buts”	___/1
	Give a 3-stage command. Score 1 for each stage. E.g., “Place index finger of right hand on your nose and then on your left ear”	___/3
	Ask patient to read and obey a written command on a piece of paper stating “Close your eyes”	___/1
	Ask patient to write a sentence. Score if it is sensible and has a subject and a verb	___/1
Copying	Ask the patient to copy a pair of intersecting pentagons:	___/1
	Total	___/30