Take the test by clicking here and use the details below to establish your score.

If you have concerns about your memory you should contact your GP.

The test is designed so that most healthy people with no educational problems would be able to score highly, achieving near to the maximum of 50 points. People with Alzheimer's tend to score an average of 33 points out of 50 and people with mild cognitive impairment score an average of 45 out of 50.

TYM SCORING

Spelling/ abbreviations/punctuation are unimportant if the words make sense (with the exception of box 2). Minimum score on a question is 0

Box 1 2 points for full name, 1 for initials/other minor error. 1 point for each space correctly filled in the remainder of the box. If the date is wrong by a day it still scores a point.

Box 2 2 points all correct, 1 point - mistake in 1 word, 0 - mistakes in 2.

Box 3 1 point for first name 1 for surname. 1914 scores 1 point, total 3

Box 4 1 point for each correct sum

Box 5 Any creature is fine bug, fish, bird or mammal. Breeds of dog/cat eg spaniel are fine. Mythical creatures (eg sea monster) and shark not allowed.

Box 6 2 marks for precise word such as “vegetable” or “animal/mammal/hunter/meat eater/pack animal”. Reasonable but less precise answer such as food, four legs or fierce scores 1 point. 2 such statements score 2 eg “grows in ground”, “fierce and four legs” = 2

Jacket naming Answers are collar/lapel/tie/pocket/button, 1 each. Shirt is acceptable for answer 1 and jacker/blazer acceptable once for 2 or 4.

Letter W if traced with no mistakes 3 points, another letter formed 2 points, if all circles are joined 1 point

Clockface all numbers 1, correct number position 1, correct hands 1 each

Sentence Score 1 point for each word remembered up to maximum 6

Please add the score for the amount of help the patient needed:

The definitions of trivial etc are in the Tym testing sheet

None Score + 5

Trivial Score + 4

Minor Score + 3

Moderate Score + 2

Major Score + 1

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