What is the "SLUMS examination"?

What is the "SLUMS examination"?

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The SLUMS is a tool that would help along the lines of identifying functional deficits in association with memory problems in somebody who would be suspect of having Alzheimer's disease. SLUMS is basically a simple check-off type of a list that looks at how the individual is doing overall. Pretty easy to use, very straightforward.