SLUMS Exam (St. Louis University Mental Status)
SLUMS (St. Louis University Mental Status) examination: ten scored items sum to 0-30; the interpretation bands are education-adjusted.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Education
- High-school education or above
- Points earned — day of the week
- 1
- Points earned — year
- 1
- Points earned — state
- 1
- Points earned — money problem (spent / remaining)
- 3
- Points earned — animal naming in 1 minute…
- 2
- Points earned — delayed recall of 5 objects
- 4
- Points earned — backward digit span
- 1
- Points earned — clock drawing (hour markers 2 + time 2)
- 3
- Points earned — figure task (X in triangle 1 + largest figure 1)
- 2
- Points earned — story recall (4 questions x 2)
- 4
Result: SLUMS 22 of 30 — mild neurocognitive disorder (high-school education or above).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Grades
- education-adjusted. High-school or above: 27-30 normal, 21-26 mild neurocognitive disorder, ≤ 20 dementia. Less than high-school: 25-30 normal, 20-24 mild neurocognitive disorder, ≤ 19 dementia.
What you enter
- Education: hs = high-school or above, less-hs = less than high-school (sets the cut points)
- Points earned — day of the week (0-1)
- Points earned — year (0-1)
- Points earned — state (0-1)
- Points earned — money problem (spent / remaining) (0-3)
- Points earned — animal naming in 1 minute (0-4 animals = 0, 5-9 = 1, 10-14 = 2, 15+ = 3) (0-3)
- Points earned — delayed recall of 5 objects (0-5)
- Points earned — backward digit span (0-2)
- Points earned — clock drawing (hour markers 2 + time 2) (0-4)
- Points earned — figure task (X in triangle 1 + largest figure 1) (0-2)
- Points earned — story recall (4 questions x 2) (0-8)
How this is calculated
- Items
- ten scored items sum to 0-30: day/year/state 1 each, money 3, animal naming 3, delayed recall 5, backward digits 2, clock 4, figure task 2, story recall 8.
Tariq SH, Tumosa N, Chibnall JT, Perry MH 3rd, Morley JE. The Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) examination for detecting mild cognitive impairment and dementia is more sensitive than the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)—a pilot study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006;14(11):900-910. Read the source ↗
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