![]() On the Assessing working memory and motor/constructional abilities, the ischemic vascular dementia and Parkinson's disease groups performed significantly worse than the AD patients. When compared to participants with ischemic vascular dementia and Parkinson's disease, participants with Alzheimer's Disease demonstrated significant impairment on the Mini-mental state examination index evaluating orientation and memory, according to the findings. The mini-mental state examination is proprietary and takes about 10-15 minutes to administer. ![]() It has also been recommended for the screening of cognition in depressed patients.It assesses different subset of cognitive status including attention, language, memory, orientation, visuospatial proficiency.According to Folstein et al, it can be used to screen for cognitive impairment, to estimate the severity of cognitive impairment at a given point in time, to follow the course of cognitive changes in an individual over time, and to document an individual’s response to treatment. The Mini-mental state examination is used to measure cognitive impairment in older adults.
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