Mini-Mental Status Exam-2

The original MMSE is one of the most frequently used brief assessments of cognitive impairment.  With a new standard version that is equivalent to the original MMSE and new brief and expanded forms, the MMSE-2 retains the original’s clinical utility and efficiency while expanding its usefulness in populations with milder forms of cognitive impairment, including subcortical dementia.  An even briefer version, the new MMSE-2: Brief Version (MMSE-2:BV), is designed for rapid assessment in a variety of settings.  Equivalent, alternate forms (Blue and Red) of each MMSE-2 version have been developed to decrease the possibility of practice effects that can occur over serial examinations.