Abbreviated mental test score
The Abbreviated Mental Test score (AMTS) is a 10-point test for rapidly assessing elderly patients for the possibility of dementia. It was first used in 1972, and is now sometimes also used to assess for mental confusion (including delirium) and other cognitive impairments.
| Abbreviated mental test score | |
|---|---|
| Purpose | determine dementia in the elderly |
A 4-item version called the Abbreviated Mental Test - 4 (AMT4) has been developed and tested.
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