Quantitative and qualitative analyses of the clock drawing test in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease: Evaluation of a modified scoring system

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-118

  Parsey, Carolyn M ^a   Schmitter Edgecombe, Maureen ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; clock drawing test; mild cognitive impairment; neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAWING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 79955708483     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988711402349     Document Type: Article

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