TY - JOUR T1 - A short version of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was as accurate as the original MMSE for predicting dementia JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 150 LP - 150 DO - 10.1136/ebm.12.5.150 VL - 12 IS - 5 A2 - , Y1 - 2007/10/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/12/5/150.abstract N2 - Schultz-Larsen K, Lomholt RK, Kreiner S. Mini-Mental Status Examination: a short form of MMSE was as accurate as the original MMSE in predicting dementia. J Clin Epidemiol 2007;60:260–7.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science 
 
 Q In home dwelling elderly people, is a short version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) as accurate as the original MMSE for predicting dementia? Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★☆ GP/FP/Mental Health ★★★★★★☆ Psychiatry ★★★★★★☆ Geriatrics ★★★★★☆☆ Design: blinded comparison of the original MMSE and a short version of MMSE with neuropsychological examination. Setting: a centre for elder research in Copenhagen, Denmark. Patients: 243 home dwelling elderly people {75–83 years of age (mean age 80 y, 47% men)}* who had the original MMSE screening. 28% of them screened positive {based on MMSE cut-point of 26/27}*. Description of tests: 2 dichotomous subscales obtained from the Rasch item analysis were A-MMSE (age correlated scale) including orientation to time, attention/calculation, naming, repetition, 3 stage command; and … ER -