title: A scoring error in the Mini-Mental State test.
abstract: A scoring error is identified in the Mini-Mental and the Modified Mini-Mental State test. The major effect of this error is to produce a gap in the total score distribution of the test, resulting in a potential spurious underestimation of the score. Two possible remedies are suggested to resolve this problem.
authors.affiliation: Neurodegenerative Disorder Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schulzer
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Calne
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Snow
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mak
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D008609:Mental Status Schedule / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014706:Verbal Learning