Cognitive decline is a critical but often overlooked complication of high blood pressure. While elevated blood pressure is widely recognized as a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and ...

Do you worry that your memory isn’t what it used to be? A simple five minute task that tests how well you can draw an analogue clock could show if you have an early sign of the memory-robbing ...

ATLANTA — Emory Healthcare is working to implement a test used to detect Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. The clock-drawing test, which is typically part of a larger Mini-Cog test, is ...

October 10, 2012 — A new computerized home-based tool can help patients test their cognitive abilities, potentially leading to very early detection of dementia, preliminary research shows. Ellen ...

Perhaps no neurologic disorder is feared more than Alzheimer dementia. At least a few times a week, a concerned elderly man or woman comes to my office wondering whether their forgetfulness or loss of ...