MMSE
Mini-Mental State Examination
Domain
Cognitive
Items
30
Rater
Clinician-rated
Cutoffs
| Band | Score |
|---|---|
| Normal | ≥27 |
| Mild | 21–26 |
| Mod | 10–20 |
| Severe | <10 |
Diagnostic performance
Sensitivity
0.81
Specificity
0.89
AUC / note
0.92 (dementia, ≤24)
Clinical notes
Ceiling effects; insensitive to MCI and frontal/executive deficits. Copyrighted.
Cutoffs and performance figures are pooled or landmark estimates and vary by population and comparator. Use only with appropriate clinical training. Not a diagnostic algorithm.