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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2017 Aug 4;225(5):590–600.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.07.1066

Table 1.

Emory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Scoring Method

No. of points Explanation
1 All numbers present with no omissions, duplications, or superfluous markings.
1 The numbers 12, 3, 6, 9 were on or adjacent to the appropriate quadrant boundaries. All numbers were upright in the predrawn circle near the edge.
1 The clock hands indicated 11:10 by placement and proportion. Scorer could tell the intended time without knowing what time the participant was told to draw.

Clock Draw Test was worth 3 points. Score of 0 to 2 was considered abnormal and a score of 3 was normal. If any 1 of the criteria was not met, the Clock Draw Test was deemed abnormal.