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BCSE™ NU - 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.

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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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If I use the BSCE as part of the WMS-IV, do I need to purchase BCSE NU when I upgrade to the new WMS-5?

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.

Is the BCSE NU record form and response booklet integrated with the WMS-5 record forms and response booklet?

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]

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