Sensitivity of the mini-mental state examination to frontal lobe dysfunction in normal aging

Sensitivity of the mini-mental state examination to frontal lobe dysfunction in normal aging

The present study examined the sensitivity of the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) in detecting the frontal lobe dysfunction that occurs with normal aging. Eighty normal, independently living older adults in four age groupings from 50 to 89 were administered the MMSE along with three neurocognit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical psychology 1992-01, Vol.48 (1), p.68-71
Hauptverfasser: Axelrod, Bradley N., Goldman, Robert S., Henry, Rolando R.
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Dementia - diagnosis
Dementia - physiopathology
Dementia - psychology
Female
Frontal Lobe - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Status Schedule - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reference Values
Techniques and methods
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Zusammenfassung:The present study examined the sensitivity of the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) in detecting the frontal lobe dysfunction that occurs with normal aging. Eighty normal, independently living older adults in four age groupings from 50 to 89 were administered the MMSE along with three neurocognitive measures sensitive to frontal lobe functioning. Results revealed age‐related cognitive decline on frontal lobe tasks that also was detected by the MMSE. These findings are noteworthy because the MMSE was intended as a measure of gross cognitive status rather than of frontal lobe functioning.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199201)48:1<68::AID-JCLP2270480110>3.0.CO;2-N