title: Clinical validity of the 'mini-mental state' for Spanish speaking communities.
abstract: The Mini-Mental State (MMS) is a brief structured test of cognitive function. The purpose of this study was to adapt and normalise MMS for the Spanish population. The test was administered to 450 subjects (253 control volunteers, 86 mild memory/cognitive impairment without dementia subjects - CIWD and 111 Alzheimer's Disease patients - AD). A cross-sectional statistical study in a population stratified by age and education was conducted. A more accurate diagnosis is provided by scores that have been adjusted for age and level of education. The recommended cut-off in our study was 24/25 (non-demented above 24). The adaptation and normalisation of MMS provides the Spanish population with a highly valuable screening tool.
authors.affiliation: Institut Clínic de Malalties del Sistema Nerviós, IDIBAPS-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain. rblesa@clinic.ub.es
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blesa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pujol
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aguilar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santacruz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bertran-Serra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peña-Casanova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015588:Observer Variation; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results