Brief Cognitive Status Exam | Normative Update
BCSE™ NU
Brief Cognitive Status Exam | Normative Update (BCSE™ NU) helps evaluate global cognitive functioning in patients with dementia, mild ID, TBI, or suspected Alzheimer’s disease. This brief, reliable test is the stand-alone version of the BCSE NU found in the WMS-5 as an optional cognitive screener.- Publication date:
- October 2025
- Age range:
- 16-90
- Qualification level:
- B
- Completion time:
- 15-20 minutes
- Administration:
- Paper-and-pencil, Q-interactive
- Scoring options:
- Manual Scoring
Overview
This brief reliable screener is a stand-alone version of the Brief Cognitive Status Exam | Normative Update (BCSE™ NU) found in the Wechsler Memory Scale® Fifth Edition (WMS®-5).
The BCSE™ NU enables clinicians to quickly assess global cognitive functioning and covers the following domains:
- Orientation
- Time
- Mental Control
- Planning and Visual-Perceptual Processing
- Incidental Recall
- Inhibitory Control
- Verbal Productivity
Features & Benefits
- Co-developed and co-normed with the Wechsler Memory Scale® Fifth Edition (WMS®-5).
- Provides classifications stratified by age and years of education.
- Yields a performance classification focused on impaired rather than normal or superior performance.
The following resources are available for BCSE™ NU
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The WMS-5 kits contain the necessary materials to administer and score the BCSE NU; a separate BCSE is not necessary for use with WMS-5.
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Yes. Like the WMS-IV, the WMS-5 record forms and response booklet contain the BCSE NU as an optional mental status screener.
If you would like to use the BCSE as a stand-alone screener or repeated measure, separate BCSE NU forms are available for purchase [Product A103000412071]
