Abbreviated mental test score
The Abbreviated Mental Test score is a 10-point test for rapidly assessing elderly patients for the possibility of dementia. It was first used in 1972, and is now sometimes also used to assess for mental confusion and other cognitive impairments.
A 4-item version called the Abbreviated Mental Test - 4 has been developed and tested.
Questionnaire
The following questions are put to the patient. Each question correctly answered scores one point. A score of 7–8 or less suggests cognitive impairment at the time of testing, although further and more formal tests are necessary to confirm a diagnosis of dementia, delirium or other causes of cognitive impairment. Culturally-specific questions may vary based on region.| Question | Score |
| What is your age? | |
| What is the time to the nearest hour? | |
| Give the patient an address, and ask him or her to repeat it at the end of the test. e.g. 42 West Street | |
| What is the year? | |
| What is the name of this place | |
| Can the patient recognize two persons ? | |
| What is your date of birth? | |
| In what year did World War 2 end? | |
| Name the current President/Prime Minister/Monarch. | - |
| Count backwards from 20 down to 1. |