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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:
Below categories are used for the scoring purpose :