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Abbreviated Mental Test

Purpose: To quickly assess an elderly person's cognitive function using the Abbreviated Mental Test.

Description

The Abbreviated Mental Test can be used to quickly test the cognitive function in elderly patients. This is also referred to as the Hodkinson's Mental Test Score. 


 

Item

Score

age

1

time to the nearest hour

1

year

1

name of place

1

recognition of 2 persons

1

birthday (date and month)

1

date of World War I

1

name of your country's Ruler, President or Prime Minister

1

able to count from 20 to 1 backwards

1

address - 42 West Street

1

 

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 10

• A higher score indicates greater cognitive function.

• A score of 6 is used as the cutoff to separate normal elderly persons from those who are confused or demented with a correct assignment of 81.5%.


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Objective

ICD-10