What are the Mini-Mental State Examination and Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised?
Mini-Mental State Examination This examination is widely used in the hospital setting and represents a brief and standardized way to assess mental function. It assesses orientation, attention, immediate and short-term recall, language, and the ability to follow simple verbal and written commands. Performance varies with age and educational level. For our patient, assuming at least a high school education level, normal scores could range from 28-29, and he scored a 25. Wechsler Memory Scale- Revised The Wechsler memory test was first developed in 1945 and is the current standard for memory tests. Scores of four sub-tests were reported in the case study: general memory, verbal memory, visual memory, and delayed recalled. These scores are designed to be averaged to obtain a memory quotient (MQ), with scores comparable to intelligence quotients or lQs. 100 is an average score for both MQ and IQ. What does the presence of a memory deficit with intact intellect indicate? This pattern of perf
