The Mini Mental State Examination: Review of cutoff points adjusted for schooling in a large Southern Brazilian sample
Abstract The increase in life expectancy can influence the prevalence of dementias in the population. Instruments that evaluate cognitive functions such as the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) are necessary for the investigation of dementia. The supposition that patient score on the MMSE can be...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
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| Series: | Dementia & Neuropsychologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642010000100035&lng=en&tlng=en |