short portable mental status questionnaire (SPMSQ)

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Introduction

Type: mental status examination

Number of items: 10

Time: 5 seconds

Advantages

  • brief & reliable

Disadvantages

  • misses mild deficits

More general terms

References

  1. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Osterweil et al eds, McGraw Hill, New York, 2000, pg 93