explain the abilities that are assessed by MMSE ?

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MMSE is the Mini-Mental State Examination used to test for the problems related to memory and other mental abilities. It is a set of 30 Questionnaires prepared by the health care professional to assess the cognitive ( thinking ) impairment. Commonly happens in Dementia. The advantage of this is it does not require any additional medical equipment. The results are valid for the diagnosis.

Following abilities are assessed by MMSE:

Ability to plan - Skills that help an individual to develop strategies to complete goals.
concentration - it is the ability to do whatever works in a defined direction without causing distraction.
attention span - Time spent on concentration before distraction.
memory span - Collection of thoughts one can remember after one's presentation.
communication skills - Ability to talk with a group of people maintaining good posture, eye contact, and a wide range of vocabulary.

Below categories are used for the scoring purpose :

Orientation time
Orientation to place
Registration
Attention and Calculation
Recall
Language
Repition
Complex Commands

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