State of health of Alain Delon: what is the clock test that the actor should take during a medical examination ?

Alain Delon devrait passer prochainement un examen m̩dical. Geisler-Fotopress РDave Bedrosian/Geisler-Fotopress

This Thursday, January 11, the Montargis public prosecutor's office announced that it had contacted a doctor to shed light on the health of Alain Delon, who will have to undergo a medical examination with a view to possible confinement. guardianship.

A decisive test. While the Delon family has been publicly tearing itself apart for several weeks now, the actor will be the subject of a medical examination which will be carried out by a doctor seized by the Montargis public prosecutor's office. Alain Delon should pass a battery of tests which will determine whether or not he is placed under guardianship.

The clock test

Once the state of health of French actor Alain is determined, a "detailed medical certificate" will be delivered by the doctor chosen by the courts. This examination consists of a multitude of small tests, such as more or less in-depth discussions on the identity or the overall feeling of the person being examined, reports Le Parisien .

Among these tests, that of the clock, which Alain Delon should pass, is of particular interest. The latter is frequently carried out in order to early detect cognitive disorders, which may be indicative of Alzheimer's disease or other neurodegenerative pathologies. It mainly consists of placing hands which correspond to a given time on a drawn dial.

This clock test helps analyze understanding of verbal commands, semantic memory, abstract thinking, ;attention,  executive and visuo-spatial functions", reports the site cap retirement. Thus the criteria evaluation are the general shape of the clock, the orientation of the numbers, the accuracy of the indicated time.

Alain Delon is "in mortal danger"

Hiromi Rollin spoke earlier in the day on the microphone of RTL, while the Delon siblings spoke tears through the media and through legal complaints. The one who says she was the star's companion for thirty-five years assures that the state of health of Alain Delon is extremely worrying. She believes that her "life is in danger. I'm not afraid to say that he is in mortal danger.