Mini Mental State Evaluation (M.M.S.E.) o test di Folstein (1975)

Questionario standardizzato basato sulla somministrazione di 30 semplici domande in un tempo orientativo di 10 minuti, utile alla valutazione dello stato cognitivo del paziente; può risultare opportuna la sua somministrare prima di altri test o questionari specifici, di valutazione dei disturbi funzionali coloroctologici, per un inquadramento generale del caso.

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