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Faster biological aging predicts lower cognitive test scores 7 years later

An analysis of the Framingham Heart Study data found that higher epigenetic aging metrics predicted lower scores on the digital Clock Drawing Test 7 years later. The strongest association was with ...
Medscape

In Search of Lost Time: The Clock Test in Patients With Cognitive Decline

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 ...
11Alive

Emory rolls out digital 'clock-drawing test' to detect Alzheimer's, other types of dementia

ATLANTA — Emory Healthcare is working to implement a test used to detect Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. The clock-drawing test, which is typically part of a larger Mini-Cog test, is ...

Testing for dementia by asking patients to draw a clock, walk and talk, stand on one leg

Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient's ...