Signal-to-Noise velocity peaks difference: A new method for evaluating the handwriting movement fluency in children with dysgraphia

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4375-4384

  Danna, Jérémy ^a,b   Paz Villagrán, Vietminh ^a   Velay, Jean Luc ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dysgraphia; Handwriting; Learning disabilities; Movement fluency

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSGRAPHIA; FEMALE; FLUENCY DISORDER; HAND MOVEMENT; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL TO NOISE VELOCITY PEAKS DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

DIAGNOSIS; DYSGRAPHIA; HANDWRITING; LEARNING DISABILITIES; MOVEMENT FLUENCY;

ADULT; AGRAPHIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 84887612981     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.09.012     Document Type: Article

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