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 ...

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 ...

Cognitive decline is a critical but often overlooked complication of high blood pressure. While elevated blood pressure is widely recognized as a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although brain amyloid and tau deposition measured by PET scans are established as biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), they can emerge decades before symptoms are detectable on traditional ...

A neurologist has revealed that a "simple" drawing test could indicate if a person is living with dementia. Dementia is marked by a gradual decline in cognitive function, more often seen in people ...

A clock drawing test for detecting cognitive dysfunction should be conducted routinely in patients with high blood pressure, according to new research. A clock drawing test for detecting cognitive ...

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 ...