Dementia, the broad term used to describe loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other cognitive-abilities, is a heartbreaking condition that can have a devastating affect on families. There's ...

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 ...

Somewhere down the road, most of us will start to forget where we left our keys. We'll miss appointments here and there and struggle to find the words on the tip of our tongues. While this type of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many experts are recommending the "clock-drawing method" as a quick way to spot early indicators of dementia. The rate of diagnoses in the UK is climbing, primarily attributed to an ageing population.

Background: Executive cognitive dysfunction can precede the memory disturbances of dementia. People with executive cognitive dysfunction can have a normal Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ...

The clock drawing test (CDT) is a neuropsychological assessment tool to screen an individual’s cognitive ability. In this study, we developed a Fair and Interpretable Representation of Clock drawing ...

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 ...

Every year there are more people in the UK being diagnosed with dementia, the broad term used to describe loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other cognitive-abilities, because people are ...