“…13 Executive function is essential in planning and implementing basic daily activities, which, unfortunately, cannot be assessed using MMSE. 5,13 There are many suitable instruments for assessing the executive function such as Modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, The Trail Making Test A and B, the Stroop Interference Test, and Verbal Fluency Test; however, the translated and validated indonesian version of those instruments are not available yet. 13 MMSE is selected in this study to assess the cognitive functions since it is a tool capable of evaluating global cognitive functions, though superficially.…”