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[The Mini-Mental State Examination as a selected diagnostic test for dementia: a Colombian population study. GENECO].

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Folstein's Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is widely used as screening test for cognitive impairment. OBJECTIVE: To test a Spanish version of the MMSE in a population of high illiteracy rate. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Population-based survey of a stratified random sample of urban and rural residents of five regions of Colombia, followed by neurological and neuropsychological evaluation of suspect cases (phase 2). Dementia was …

Authors

Rosselli D; Ardila A; Pradilla G; Morillo L; Bautista L; Rey O; Camacho M

Journal

Rev Neurol, Vol. 30, No. 5, pp. 428–432

Publication Date

March 1, 2000

ISSN

0210-0010