Abbreviation: MSE
An assessment of mental status. Assess: - Patient appearance (e.g., dress, hygiene), alertness, speech (e.g., tone, volume, rate, rhythm), and behavior - Mood and affect (e.g., flat, appropriate), including congruency - Thought process (e.g., linear, tangential) and thought content - Memory, simple calculating, judgment, and higher cortical functioning (e.g., response to a scenario, interpretation of a common phrase). Common assessments include the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).