Munich, Germany - UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 27 Aug 2018: A clock drawing test for detecting cognitive dysfunction should be conducted routinely in patients with high blood pressure, according to research ...

The early detection of cognitive impairment or dementia is in the focus of current research as the amount of cognitively impaired individuals will rise intensely in the next decades due to aging ...

One simple screening tool for cognitive impairment is the clock-drawing test (CDT): the patient is provided with a printed circle and asked to draw a clock face with the hands pointing to a certain ...

Dementia is one of the most common neurological syndromes in the world, in which the memory and the ability to perform daily life activities deteriorates and gets worse. According to the World Health ...

A digital version of the classic clock-drawing test can accurately identify early Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in asymptomatic patients in less than 5 minutes, new research shows. Investigators ...

Perhaps no neurologic disorder is feared more than Alzheimer dementia. At least a few times a week, a concerned elderly man or woman comes to my office wondering whether their forgetfulness or loss of ...

A brain specialist has disclosed that a straightforward exercise might reveal early indicators of a devastating condition. Dementia is defined by a gradual decline in cognitive function, primarily ...

A clock drawing test for detecting cognitive dysfunction should be conducted routinely in patients with high blood pressure, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018. "The ability to ...