The relevance of Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) use on demential interdiction exams in judicial proceedings

ABSTRACT Objective To highlight the important role of Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) use on judicial interdiction assessments. Methods On this paper, we present a case in which we have used the Mini mental state examination (MMSE) for screening an initial dementia diagnosis, suggested by cli...

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Main Authors: Débora Mascella Krieger, Luiz Carlos Illafont Coronel, Liliane Dias de Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2020-05-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852020000100073&tlng=en