Our review did not find evidence supporting a substantial role of MMSE as a stand-alone single-administration test in the identification of MCI patients who could develop dementia. Clinicians could prefer to request additional and extensive tests to be sure about the management of these patients. An important aspect to assess in future updates is if conversion to dementia from MCI stages could be predicted better by MMSE changes over time instead of single measurements. It is also important to assess if a set of tests, rather than an isolated one, may be more successful in predicting conversion from MCI to dementia.

BackgroundDementia is a progressive global cognitive impairment syndrome. In 2010, more than 35 million people worldwide were estimated to be living with dementia. Some people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) will progress to dementia but others remain stable or recover full function. There is great interest in finding good predictors of dementia in people with MCI. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the best known and the most often used short screening tool for providing an overall measure of cognitive impairment in clinical, research and community settings.

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for the early detection of dementia in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Background Dementia is a progressive global cognitive impairment syndrome. In 2010, more than 35 million people worldwide were estimated to be living with dementia. Some people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) will progress to dementia but others remain stable or recover full function. There is great interest in finding good predictors of dementia in people with MCI. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the best-known and the most often used short screening tool for providing an DTA 20 Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for the detection of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in people...

Introducción: El MoCA-Test, es un instrumento breve de tamizaje, utilizado para la detección de cambios cognoscitivos en adultos mayores. Diferentes validaciones han demostrado que es un instrumento sensible y específico, para detectar el deterioro cognoscitivo leve, con puntos de corte que varían según las diferentes poblaciones estudiadas. Objetivo: Evaluar la confiabilidad y validez discriminante del MoCA-test, en un grupo de adultos de Bogotá, con diferentes escolaridades. Material y Métodos: Se evaluaron 1174 adultos mayores de 50 años, autónomos de las diferentes localidades de Bogotá, por medio de la aplicación del MoCA-Test y el MMSE. Los sujetos con puntajes