Indications
1. Dementia Screening
Questions
1. Step 1: Patient repeats 3 unrelated words (e.g. ball, dog, television)
2. Step 2: Patient draws a clock face showing 11:10
  1. Correct response is a circle with 2 hands - one on the 11 and the other on the 12
3. Step 3: Patient recalls the 3 words from step 1. One point for each item remembered correctly
Interpretation: Positive Screen
1. Abnormal Clock Drawing Test and less than 3 items recalled correctly OR
2. No items recalled correctly
References
1. Borson (2000) Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 15(11):1021

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