What does a dementia clock drawing look like?

It's a quick way of screening for cognitive impairment, to see if they can get the hands, and right amount of numbers in the correct order.


This post was edited by kjames at July 24, 2020 6:52 AM MDT

You have to work at it for a few moments to realise the clock in Element's photo does run clockwise so it is showing 10:10. It makes you doubt yourself at first glance.  I have seen clocks with the 12 at the top, but numbered and running anti-clockwise.


I had a friend who suffered from very severe Alzheimers, but I do not know if he was ever given the clock test. His widow has not mentioned it.

I have been given word-list memory-tests but as just one part of a national longitudinal study, and as it was not personally diagnostic I was not told my scores.

Like a clock is my guess.