Clock drawing and neuroanatomical correlates: A systematic review

The popular clock drawing test (CDT) is easy to administer, acceptable to patients, and has excellent psychometric properties. Although it has been used primarily as a cognitive screening test, many studies have attempted to establish the CDT's ability to localize specific brain lesions or pathology. This systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence on the neuroanatomical correlates of the CDT.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

• Publication date

  2018-11-27

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1002/gps.5013PMID 30370637
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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