TY - JOUR
T1 - A Short Test of Mental Status
T2 - Description and Preliminary Results
AU - KOKMEN, EMRE
AU - NAESSENS, JAMES M.
AU - OFFORD, KENNETH P.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - A short test of mental status (encompassing about 5 minutes) was administered to 93 consecutive neurologic outpatients without dementia, 67 outpatients with Alzheimer-type dementia, and 20 outpatients with dementia of miscellaneous causes. The mean scores for patients with Alzheimer-type dementia were lower than those for the nondemented patients in the total scoring and on all subtests (P<0.001). When a total score of 29 or less (maximal attainable score, 38) was used as a screen for dementia, a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 91% were reached. For patients older than 60 years of age, a score of 29 or less resulted in a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 88%. Thus, in general, this easily administered test distinguishes demented from nondemented patients, but it should not be used as the sole means of diagnosing dementia.
AB - A short test of mental status (encompassing about 5 minutes) was administered to 93 consecutive neurologic outpatients without dementia, 67 outpatients with Alzheimer-type dementia, and 20 outpatients with dementia of miscellaneous causes. The mean scores for patients with Alzheimer-type dementia were lower than those for the nondemented patients in the total scoring and on all subtests (P<0.001). When a total score of 29 or less (maximal attainable score, 38) was used as a screen for dementia, a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 91% were reached. For patients older than 60 years of age, a score of 29 or less resulted in a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 88%. Thus, in general, this easily administered test distinguishes demented from nondemented patients, but it should not be used as the sole means of diagnosing dementia.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0025-6196(12)61905-3
DO - 10.1016/S0025-6196(12)61905-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 3561043
AN - SCOPUS:0023136462
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 62
SP - 281
EP - 288
JO - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
IS - 4
ER -