Mini-mental test (redirected from Recognition of common phrase)

mini-mental test

Neurology A brief clinical test of mental status, where each correct answer in a series of questions is given one point–total score 30

Mini-mental test

Orientation in time: Year, season, month, date, day–total 5 points–pts

Orientation in space Country, state, county, town, place, hospital ward–5 pts

Cognition Serial 7s–x 5 or spell world backwards–5 pts

Short recall Name 3 objects–total 3 pts

Memory Rename 3 above objects–3 pts

Follow a three-part command Take a paper, fold it, put it on the floor–3 pts

Common object recognition Name 2 familiar objects–2 pts

Recognition of common phrase 'No ifs, ands, or buts'–1 pt

Read and obey 'Close your eyes'–1 pt

Write simple sentence–1 pt

Copy drawing Intersecting pentagons–1 pt

A change in mental status and a score > 27 points is most often associated with affective depression; depressed Pts with cognitive impairment have scores of ± 20, those with true dementia often have scores of < 10 J Psych Res 1975; 12:189