10.131. Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) Examination

10.131.1. 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

10.131.2. Source

http://aging.slu.edu/index.php?page=saint-louis-university-mental-status-slums-exam

10.131.3. 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