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Early signs of dementia or some other cognitive problem. its about a ten-minute exam. its not very extensive. they describe you name, you identify animals. you draw a cube and a clock, and you recite as many words as you can in a minute. so, you know, again, the doctor said he scored a perfect score on that, 30 out of 30. thats a good sign, but its a screening tool, anderson, its not a diagnostic tool if you will for dementia. >> the doctor also reported that the presidents cholesterol numbers h...

The presidents doctor is giving him an overall clean bill of health absent the desire for president trump to lose some weight, perhaps get some exercise. but the president insisted on something not customary for a routine physical, something the white house physician described. >> i was not going to do a cognitive exam. i had no intention of doing one. the reason we did the cognitive assessment is plain and simple because the president asked me to do it. he came to me and said, is there somethin...

The presidents doctors giving him an overall clean bill of health ann absent the desire for president trump to lose some weight, perhaps begin some exercise. but the president insisted on something not customary for a routine physical, something the white house physician described. >> i was not going to do a cognitive exam. i had no intention of doing one. the reason we did the cognitive assessment is plain and simple because the president asked me to do it. he came to me and he said is there so...

You can see his numbers have gone up and he is on a cholesterol medication. we know more about this diet weve heard so much about and what dr. jackson has counseled him about in terms of correcting his diet and getting more exercise. interestingly as well, dr. jackson said the president had actually requested himself that he have a cognitive exam of some sort. and he had what is called a really t montreal exam. it is best described as a screening tool to figure out if someone has any signs, earl...

Assessment. you can see what it entails. it does rule out the need to do any other cognitive he is thing. thats the reason you do it. it is a screening tool. if do you well on it, anything above 26 is normal. if do you, if you get a 30 out of 30, you can confidently assume youre done on the cognitive for now. >> [ inaudible ]. >> twitter doesnt involve me as doctor. >> thank you. the president is the first lifelong tee totaler and nonsmoker to sit in the office since jimmy carter. can you say th...

Screening tools. and short of having any type of issue with a cognitive screening tool. i wouldnt recommend doing anything beyond that. >> are you saying, this is my ignorance. are we saying because of reagan, we had issues with reagan. and the issues about this president. cognitive testing, mental acute testing is not commonly part of an annual physical? >> im unaware of this ever being done before. as far as i know, no president has ever had a cognitive assessment as president of the united st...

Acuity. and sarah said stay up there until those questions are answered. going forward, would you recommend presidents undergo that time of testing? >> i dont think so. im comfortable with the algorithms out there. most of them start with personal observation. and observation of the physician and the patient and the family and the patient. then they go to screening patients. and then they go to a screening tool like the one we used. if thats -- then they go to other times of more detailed testin...

Friday was a good day. it gave me a lot of -- it made me enthusiastic about being up here today. thats where were going. >> [question inaudible] >> one more question about montreal exam. theyre good but theyre not sensitive to someone high functions. theyre not good at finding early stages of dementia. if the president is worried about it, would you recommend more sophisticated exams? >> yeah, if hes worried about it but hes not. i think theyre specific at finding, you know, subtle cognitive cha...

Any other cognitive testing. its a screening tool. if you do well on it. anything above 26 is normal. if you do -- certainly if you get a 30 out of 30, you can confidently assume that youre done on the cognitive workup for now. >> do you have any concerns that the president is on twitter? >> i dont have any concern on that. >> thank you drshgs jackson. >> the president is the first nonsmoker to sit in the oval office since jimmy carter. can you say that that has extended his life in any way? mak...

Can you assess his mental fitness for office? >> absolutely. so many of you pay have picked up on the fact that we did do a cognitive assessment. initially i had no intention of entering the cognitive exam. per all the guidelines out there, its not indicated at this time. a lot of the guidelines would suggest you do cognitive screening questions. if you have a positive or concerning answer, then you engage with a cognitive screening tool. so i had no intention to do that like i said because i di...