Abbreviated Mental Test Score

Score 1 if exact age is given correctly.

Score 1 if correct to the nearest hour.

Give the patient an address to remember: "42, MG Road" (or "18, Gandhi Nagar"). Test recall at end (Q10).

Tell the patient clearly and ask them to repeat it back before continuing.

Score 1 if the exact current year is given.

Score 1 if the hospital name, ward, or area of town is correctly identified.

Score 1 if two people are correctly identified by role (e.g., "doctor", "nurse") or by name.

The original Hodkinson test used this question. Some versions replace it with "What is the current month?" — both are acceptable.

Score 1 if exact day and month are given correctly.

Score 1 if 1947 is given. Alternative: ask the year of any major well-known event (e.g., Republic Day year — 1950).

For elderly patients, you can also ask the year of a major national event they would remember (e.g., 1971 war, Emergency 1975). Use what is most familiar to the patient.

Score 1 if correct. Also accept the President of India or the Chief Minister of the state as an alternative.

Score 1 if completed without error. No corrections allowed.

Score 1 if the address given in Q3 is recalled correctly (allow minor error if substantially correct, e.g., correct road name and number).

This tests short-term recall — a key marker for delirium and early dementia.