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Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination

The Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination (SLUMS) is a brief, clinician-administered cognitive screening instrument developed by Tariq and colleagues at Saint Louis University in 2006. It was designed as an alternative to the MMSE with improved sensitivity to mild cognitive impairment and early dementia. The SLUMS includes items assessing orientation, attention, memory, and executive function, and is particularly useful in older adult populations in primary care and geriatric settings.

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Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination
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  • Tariq, S. H., Tumosa, N., Chibnall, J. T., Perry, M. H., & Morley, J. E. (2006). Comparison of the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination and the Mini-Mental State Examination for detecting dementia and mild neurocognitive disorder—A pilot study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(11), 900-910. · DOI 10.1097/01.jgp.0000221510.33817.86
  • Morley, J. E., Malmstrom, T. K., & Miller, D. K. (2012). A simple frailty screening tool for primary care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 60(1), 137-141. · URL
  • Millard, F. C., Tariq, S. H., Tumosa, N., & Morley, J. E. (2003). Validation of the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination in nonagenarians. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51(Suppl 1), S40. · URL
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