[System of evaluation, application manual and cut-off score for the cube copying test].

Introduction: One of the difficulties that arises in copying figures in clinical practice and in research is that of how to evaluate performance quantitatively.

Aim: To implement a system for evaluating the copying of a solid cube in adults that is sensitive, simple to apply, easily reproducible and which establishes a cut-off score that distinguishes between a well-copied cube and others with alterations.

Subjects And Methods: The system proposed here is descriptive and is based on the compulsory features a set of nine lines (three groups of three parallel horizontal, vertical and sloping lines) must have in order to form a cube that offers the visual effect of having three dimensions when put together.

[Disorder profile in the Mini-Mental State Examination in patients with mild cognitive impairment].

Introduction: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition that can act as a risk factor for the development of dementia.

Aims: Our objective was to determine the profile of performance in the MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination) in patients with MCI.

Patients And Methods: We studied the performance in the MMSE of 117 patients who satisfied the diagnostic criteria for MCI.