Is there any difference between the findings of Clock Drawing Tests if the clocks show different times?

Background: The Clock Drawing Test (CDT) is a widely-used, rapid assessment tool for the screening of cognitive decline though its evaluation and interpretation are still not uniform. The aim of present study was to investigate the difference in sensitivity and specificity of two types of CDTs and to compare the clinical benefits of quantitative and semiquantitative scoring systems.

Objective: To investigate the difference in sensitivity and specificity of two types of CDTs and to compare the clinical benefits of quantitative and semiquantitative scoring systems.

[Cesarean delivery on maternal request: survey among obstetricians/gynecologists in south-east Hungary].

Introduction: increased frequency of maternal request for cesarean delivery may be a contributing factor to the rising cesarean section rate in Hungary, although there is no formal indication that would allow Hungarian obstetricians to perform this procedure legally. Thus, it is difficult to estimate the role of maternal request in the rising cesarean rate.

Aim: The aim of the authors was to assess the attitudes of obstetricians toward this procedure.