title: How to calculate an MMSE score from a MODA score (and vice versa) in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to provide a statistically sound way of reciprocally converting scores of the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and the Milan overall dementia assessment (MODA). A consecutive series of 182 patients with "probable" Alzheimer's disease patients was examined with both tests. MODA and MMSE scores proved to be highly correlated. A formula for converting MODA and MMSE scores was generated.
authors.affiliation: Third Neurological Clinic, University of Milan, Polo Didattico S. Paolo, Via Antonio Starabba di Rudinì 8, I-20142, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cazzaniga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Francescani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saetti
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spinnler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity