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Modified Mini-Mental State Examination

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Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology

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3MS

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The Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MS) was developed by Teng and Chui (1987) and is an expanded version of the Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) designed to increase the MMSE’s sensitivity. The 3MS incorporates four added test items, more graded scoring, and some other minor changes. These modifications are designed to sample a broader variety of cognitive functions, cover a wider range of difficulty levels, and enhance the reliability and the validity of the MMSE. The four additional questions added to the original MMSE assess temporal and spatial orientation, the ability to see relations between objects, verbal fluency, and memory (i.e., date and place of birth, word fluency, similarities, and delayed recall of words). The 3MS also includes items that assess different aspects of memory, including cued recall, recognition memory, delayed free and cued recall, and delayed recognition memory. An advantage of the 3MS is that both a 3MS and a MMSE score...

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  3. Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, 3050, V8W 3P5, Victoria, BC, Canada

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Williams, T.S., Sherman, E.M.S., Strauss, E. (2011). Modified Mini-Mental State Examination. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_530

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