The Tree Drawing Test in Evolution: An Explorative Longitudinal Study in Alzheimer's Disease.

Objective: To study the evolution of the Tree Drawing Test (TDT) in a group of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients.

Methods: A total of 33 AD patients were consecutively evaluated by Mini Mental State Evaluation (MMSE) and TDT. The evolution of the TDT parameters, trunk-to-crown (TC) and space occupation (SO) index, were analyzed.

Human figure drawing distinguishes Alzheimer's patients: a cognitive screening test study.

To study human figure drawing in a group of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and compare it with a group of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and controls. We evaluated consecutive outpatients over a one-year period. Patients were classified as affected by AD or by MCI.

The Tree-Drawing Test (Koch's Baum Test): A Useful Aid to Diagnose Cognitive Impairment.

Objective: To study the Tree-Drawing Test in a group of demented patients and compare it with a group of mild cognitively impaired patients (MCI) and controls.

Methods: Consecutive outpatients were classified as affected by dementia (Alzheimer's disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and vascular dementia (VD)) or by MCI. Patients and controls underwent the Tree-Drawing Test and MMSE.