Kinematic analysis of handwriting movements in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 605-612

  Mavrogiorgou, P ^a   Mergl, R ^a   Tigges, P ^a   El Husseini, J ^a   Schrotet A ^a   Juckel, G ^a   Zaudig, M ^b   Hegerl, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Psychosomatic Hospital Windach   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digitising tablet; Handwriting; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBSESSION; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0035042615     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.5.605     Document Type: Article

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