7.57. Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) Examination¶
7.57.1. History and guide¶
Original: Tariq et al. (2006), http://www.pubmed.gov/17068312.
Scoring:
- High school education
- 27–30: normal
- 21–26: mild cognitive impairment
- 1–20: dementia
- Less than high school education
- 25–30: normal
- 20–24: mild cognitive impairment
- 1–19: dementia
7.57.3. Intellectual property rights¶
Public domain.
- “the Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) cognitive assessment tool [is] in the public domain” (Newman & Feldman, 2011, “Copyright and Open Access at the Bedside”, NEJM 365:2247, https://www.pubmed.gov/22204721, http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1110652