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The Value of the Mini-Mental State Examination in Childhood: A Preliminary Study

Robert Ouvrier, Rayna Goldsmith, S. Ouvrier, Ishan C. Williams

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The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a screening test of higher mental function, has been modified slightly for use in a pediatric outpatient setting. The test, which takes 5 to 10 minutes to administer, covers a range of cognitive functions including orientation, attention-concentration, memory, language, and constructional ability. In a preliminary study, we have found that the test can be applied from the age of 4 years. Highly significant correlations were found between the MMSE score and chronologic age (r = .57; P < .001), reading age (r = .79; P < .001), and mental age (r = .83; P < .001). MMSE scores reach a plateau at a mental age of approximately 10 years. The MMSE is a suitable instrument for screening higher mental function in children at the age of 4 years and above and can be readily incorporated into the routine neurologic examination of children.

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The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a screening test of higher mental function, has been modified slightly for use in a pediatric outpatient setting. The test, which takes 5 to 10 minutes to administer, covers a range of cognitive functions including orientation, attention-concentration, memory, language, and constructional ability. In a preliminary study, we have found that the test can be applied from the age of 4 years. Highly significant correlations were found between the MMSE score and chronologic age (r = .57; P < .001), reading age (r = .79; P < .001), and mental age (r = .83; P < .001). MMSE scores reach a plateau at a mental age of approximately 10 years. The MMSE is a suitable instrument for screening higher mental function in children at the age of 4 years and above and can be readily incorporated into the routine neurologic examination of children.

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The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a screening test of higher mental function, has been modified slightly for use in a pediatric outpatient setting. The test, which takes 5 to 10 minutes to administer, covers a range of cognitive functions including orientation, attention-concentration, memory, language, and constructional ability. In a preliminary study, we have found that the test can be applied from the age of 4 years. Highly significant correlations were found between the MMSE score and chronologic age (r = .57; P < .001), reading age (r = .79; P < .001), and mental age (r = .83; P < .001). MMSE scores reach a plateau at a mental age of approximately 10 years. The MMSE is a suitable instrument for screening higher mental function in children at the age of 4 years and above and can be readily incorporated into the routine neurologic examination of children.

Key concepts: Mini–Mental State Examination, Mental state, Test (biology), Psychology, Cognition, Reading (process), Medicine, Audiology

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