Folstein Visuospatial Construction 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: To score a point on the MMSE pentagon task, the two pentagons must do what?
- Be identical in size
- Intersect to form a four-sided overlap (Correct answer)
- Be shaded differently
- Touch at a single point only
Correct answer: Intersect to form a four-sided overlap
The two pentagons must overlap to create a four-sided intersection region for the response to be scored as correct.
Question 2: What is the maximum score on the MMSE construction section?
- 1 (Correct answer)
- 2
- 3
- 5
Correct answer: 1
The construction (pentagon copying) section contributes a maximum of 1 point to the MMSE total score.
Question 3: Difficulty copying the intersecting pentagons on the MMSE may suggest involvement of which brain region?
- Frontal lobe
- Parietal lobe (Correct answer)
- Brainstem
- Temporal lobe
Correct answer: Parietal lobe
Visuospatial construction deficits are often associated with parietal lobe dysfunction, particularly in the right hemisphere.
Question 4: If a patient draws the pentagons correctly but rotates the figure 45 degrees, should it be scored as correct?
- No, rotation disqualifies the response
- Yes, as long as the intersection is a quadrilateral (Correct answer)
- Only if the rotation is less than 30 degrees
- No, orientation must match the model exactly
Correct answer: Yes, as long as the intersection is a quadrilateral
Rotation does not disqualify the response; the score is based on whether both pentagons have five sides and share a quadrilateral intersection.
Question 5: Which MMSE section is the intersecting pentagon task part of?
- Language
- Orientation
- Visuospatial construction (Correct answer)
- Attention and calculation
Correct answer: Visuospatial construction
The pentagon copying task is the sole item in the MMSE visuospatial construction section.
Question 6: The construction task in the MMSE is also commonly referred to by what name?
- Clock drawing test
- Pentagon copying (Correct answer)
- Cube copying
- Rey figure
Correct answer: Pentagon copying
The MMSE construction task is standardly called the pentagon copying task, named after the five-sided figures being reproduced.
Folstein Visuospatial Construction 2
To score a point on the MMSE pentagon task, the two pentagons must do what?