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Modified Mini-Mental State Examination

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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 (Spencer et al. 2013). 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...

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  1. Division of Neurology and Department of Psychology, Sick Kids-Centre for Brain and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Andrea Coppens & Tricia S. Williams

  2. Neurosciences Program, Alberta Children’s Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Elisabeth M. S. Sherman

  3. Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Esther Strauss

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Coppens, A., Williams, T.S., Sherman, E.M.S., Strauss, E. (2018). Modified Mini-Mental State Examination. In: Kreutzer, J., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_530-2

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