Clock Drawing Test Parkinson S
Other times the tester will not provide the circle nor say the words number or hands to avoid giving hints.
Clock drawing test parkinson s. Pd participants have been shown to perform poorly on the numbers portion correct placement of. Please enter a valid email address. Ashley rober psychology dr. Does type of initial symptom affect visual spatial and planning abilities.
Someone who may have dementia is asked to draw a clock showing the time as 10 minutes past 11 sometimes the subject is provided a pre drawn circle and asked to fill in the numbers and hands. In this cross sectional study neurological and neuropsychiatric statuses of 1449 outpatients having pd with and without dementia were comprehensively assessed. Goodglass kaplan 1972. The test requires participants to draw a clock including the face numbers and hands set to a specific time.
The aim of this study was to investigate the sensitivity of the cdt in monitoring and differentiating the evolution of cognitive decline in alzheimer s dementia ad vascular dementia vad and parkinson s disease pd. Sandra neargarder parkinson s disease and the clock drawing task. In a variety of populations is the clock drawing test cdt. The clock drawing test cdt represents a useful screening instrument for assessing the evolution of cognitive decline.
How the clock drawing test works.