Reliability and diagnostic characteristics of clinical tests of upper limb motor function

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1246-1251

  Amer, M ^a   Hubert, G ^a,b   Sullivan, S J ^a   Herbison, P ^a   Franz, E A ^a   Hammond Tooke, G D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clinical neurology examination; Diagnostic test assessment; Inter rater reliability; Movement disorders; Predictive values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATING HAND MOVEMENT TEST; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM RAISE TEST; ARTICLE; BARRE TEST; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER NOSE TEST; FOREARM ROLLING TEST; FOREFINGER THUMB TAP TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; HOLMES TEST; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONATOR DRIFT TEST; REBOUND TEST; RHYTHMIC TAP TEST; SEQUENTIAL FINGER TAP TEST; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84864974387     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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