The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was created by Marshal F. Folstein, Susan E. Folstein, and Paul R. McHugh. They developed the MMSE in 1975 as a brief screening tool to assess cognitive impairment and detect changes in cognitive function over time.
The MMSE evaluates various cognitive domains, including orientation, memory, attention, language, and visuospatial abilities.
It has since become one of the most widely used tests for assessing cognitive function in clinical and research settings, particularly in the evaluation of dementia.