title: [Mini mental state as a method of diagnosing early dementia].
abstract: The aim of the present paper was to evaluate the validity of the Mini Mental State as a screening instrument for the diagnosis of dementia in comparison with the DSWM III R criteria for dementing syndromes. We conducted a case-control study of 335 person--89 had a diagnosis of primary progressive dementia, 76 had a diagnosis of vascular dementia. The data show that the Mini Mental State is useful clinical instrument for the preliminary screening for the diagnosis of dementia.
authors.affiliation: II Kliniki Chorób Psychicznych AM w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bidzan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ussorowska
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
vernacular_title: Mini Mental State jako metoda pomocnicza w rozpoznawaniu wczesnych postaci procesów otepiennych.