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 ...
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 ...
Do you worry that your memory isn’t what it used to be? A simple five minute task that tests how well you can draw an ...
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 ...
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 ...
Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient's ...
Figure 1. Association between dCDT scores and DNAm age acceleration in 1789 participants of the FHS. The dCDT total score includes command task composite scores and copy task composite scores. DNA ...