10.130. Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) Examination¶
10.130.1. 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
10.130.2. Source¶
http://aging.slu.edu/index.php?page=saint-louis-university-mental-status-slums-exam
10.130.3. 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