PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M.D. Reynolds
AU  - J.M. Johnston
AU  - H.H. Dodge
AU  - S.T. DeKosky
AU  - M. Ganguli
TI  - Small head size is related to low Mini-Mental State Examination scores in a community sample of nondemented older adults
AID  - 10.1212/WNL.53.1.228
DP  - 1999 Jul 01
TA  - Neurology
PG  - 228--228
VI  - 53
IP  - 1
4099  - http://n.neurology.org/content/53/1/228.short
4100  - http://n.neurology.org/content/53/1/228.full
SO  - Neurology1999 Jul 01; 53
AB  - Article abstract The objective of this analysis was to determine the relationship, if any, of head size to performance on a cognitive screening test among elderly nondemented adults participating in a community-based survey. The study sample included 825 subjects (533 women, 292 men), age 70 to 95 years. Multivariate analyses, with adjustment for age and education, revealed that smaller head size was associated with low Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores (i.e., below the 10th percentile) in both men and women. For every 1-centimeter increment in head size, there was a corresponding reduction of \f20% in the probability of a low MMSE score.