Clock drawing : a neuropsychological analysis / Morris Freedman [and five others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freedman, Morris, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neuropsychological tests.

Brain damage--Diagnosis.

Brain damage.

Dementia--Diagnosis.

Dementia.

Cognition disorders--Diagnosis.

Cognition disorders.

Alzheimer's disease--Diagnosis.

Alzheimer's disease.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts in neurobehavior, this concise, well-illustrated book provides normative data on clock drawing from ages 20 to 90 years. A practical guide to the quantitative assessment of clock drawing, it also takes a process-oriented approach to qualitative impairment. The authors discuss clock drawing as a neuropsychological test instrument and the rationale for selecting specific time settings, as well as the basis for using different clock conditions. The book contains numerous examples of clocks drawn by patients with cognitive impairment due to dementia,

Contents:

Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Normative Study; 3. Dementia and Related Disorders; 4. Well Elderly in a Seniors' Residence; 5. Focal Brain Damage; References; Appendix 1. Clock Drawing Questionnaire; Appendix 2. Comprehensive Scoring System; Index; A; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-52403-0

9786610524037

1-4237-3520-X

0-19-802256-5

1-60129-737-8

OCLC:

228117532