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Let’s cut it short: Italian standardization of the MMSPE (Mini-Mental State Pediatric Examination), a brief cognitive screening tool for school-age children

Authors: P. Scarpa, A. Toraldo, Valeria Peviani, G. Bottini

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

A pediatric cognitive screening tool has been shaped in three versions according to school class to assess spatial and temporal orientation, language, reading, writing, drawing, number knowledge, memory, praxis and executive functions in children aged 6–13. It has been standardized on an Italian sample of 807 children. Raw scores were adjusted for critical variables (child’s age and parents’ education) and a cut-off for the resulting global cognitive score was made available for clinical practice. In line with previous research, adapting the Mini-Mental State Examination to pediatric neuropsychological assessment turned out to be useful in estimating global cognitive functioning in children.

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Title: Let’s cut it short: Italian standardization of the MMSPE (Mini-Mental State Pediatric Examination), a brief cognitive screening tool for school-age children
Authors: P. Scarpa
A. Toraldo
Valeria Peviani
G. Bottini
Publication date: 01-01-2017
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-016-2743-2

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