Drawing a clock by hand is one of several useful screening tools that can help to detect mild cognitive impairment, dementia, or Alzheimer’s….. They say that doctors often use this test. While this might be true, the next person I meet that tells me their doctor administered this test will be the first. This test can help you, or your doctor, differentiate between normal aging and possible dementia. If you administer the test on your own and find the results either disconcerting or suspicious, schedule an appointment with your personal care physician. Take the copy of the clock test with you to the doctor appointment, and show the test to the doctor. Insist on a referral to a memory specialist for testing. Also, please review this article — Is it really Alzheimer’s or something else? — and take it with you to the doctor appointment for the purpose of discussion. There are many diseases that can present as dementia or Alzheimer’s. Getting the correct diagnosis is difficult under any and all circumstances. You need to be sure all the proper tests are administered. Subscribe to The Alzheimer’s Reading Room–via Email The Clock Drawing Test Have the person draw a clock by hand on a large piece of paper. Draw the face of a clock and put the numbers in the correct positions. Then draw the hands to indicate 3:40 (time). Scoring To score, assign the following points for each part of the drawing: 1 point for a closed circle 1 point for properly placed numbers 1 point for including all twelve numbers 1 point for properly placed hands Popular articles on the Alzheimer’s Reading Room Worried About Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia and the Eight Types of Dementia H1N1 Flu Virus Everything You Need to Know Does the Combination of Aricept and Namenda Help Slow the Rate of Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients Test Your Memory (TYM) for Alzheimer’s or Dementia in Five Minutes Dimebon Connection Study The Metamorphosis of This Alzheimer’s Caregiver (Part One) The Mini-Cog Test for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Worried about Alzheimer’s? Five Ways to Protect Yourself Is it Really Alzheimer’s or Something Else? Alzheimer’s Wandering Why it Happens and What to Do 50 Good Reasons to Subscribe to the Alzheimer’s Reading Room Now World Health Care Spending and Performance Ranking by Country (Table) Urinary Incontinence — How We Beat Alzheimer’s Incontinence Are Alzheimer’s Caregivers the Forgotten

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