Visuospatial Construction Flashcards
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To score a point on the MMSE pentagon task, the two pentagons must do what?
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.
What is the maximum score on the MMSE construction section?
Answer: 1
The construction (pentagon copying) section contributes a maximum of 1 point to the MMSE total score.
Difficulty copying the intersecting pentagons on the MMSE may suggest involvement of which brain region?
Answer: Parietal lobe
Visuospatial construction deficits are often associated with parietal lobe dysfunction, particularly in the right hemisphere.
If a patient draws the pentagons correctly but rotates the figure 45 degrees, should it be scored as 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.
Which MMSE section is the intersecting pentagon task part of?
Answer: Visuospatial construction
The pentagon copying task is the sole item in the MMSE visuospatial construction section.
The construction task in the MMSE is also commonly referred to by what name?
Answer: Pentagon copying
The MMSE construction task is standardly called the pentagon copying task, named after the five-sided figures being reproduced.