What is the 'Mini-Cog test'?

What is the 'Mini-Cog test'?

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The "Mini-Cog" is a tool that helps blend in portions of the MMSE with clock-drawing. It basically asks the individual to remember three words and so you have a situation whereby you can test immediate recall. You distract them by having them draw a clock and then subsequently you check for delayed recall by asking them about the three words that you asked them to remember initially.