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Clock Drawing Test

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Clock Drawing Test

  • See Also
  1. Mental Status Consolidated Screening
  2. Mental Status Screening
  3. Mini-Cog
  • Indications
  1. Dementia Screening
  • Technique
  1. Give patient blank sheet of paper
  2. Patient is told to draw a clock
    1. Draw the clock face
    2. Draw the numbers in correct position
    3. Draw clock hands to show time of 11:10
  • Interpretation
  1. Drawing a closed circle: 1 point
  2. Drawing 12 numbers: 1 point
  3. Positioning numbers correctly: 1 point
  4. Place clock hands at designated time: 1 point
  • References
  1. Juby (2002) CMAJ 167:859-64 [PubMed]