Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination.

SLUMS

What it measures

Cognitive screening for MCI and dementia; orientation, memory, attention, executive function (clock, figure recognition, animal naming, digit span, story recall)

Length and format

11 questions, scored 0-30. clinician-administered tasks, scored (clinician-rated/interview)

Language versions

Multiple incl. ES, DE, PT, TR, ZH, FA, KO

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Tariq SH, et al. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006;14(11):900-910. slu.edu SLUMS form.