Executive dysfunction assessed by <scp>C</scp>lock‐<scp>D</scp>rawing <scp>T</scp>est in older non‐demented subjects with metabolic syndrome is not mediated by white matter lesions

Abstract

Impairment in executive functions assessed by CDT may represent an early and specific sign of cognitive decline in older individuals with MetS. Future longitudinal studies are needed to better establish the predictive role of MetS on dementia and to demonstrate the possibility of dementia prevention by targeting MetS.