Spiral analysis in subjects with parkinson’s disease before and after levodopa treatment: A new protocol with stereophotogrammetric systems

Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 107-112

  Galli, Manuela ^a,b   Vimercati, Sara L ^a   Manetti, Elena ^c   Cimolin, Veronica ^a   Albertini, Giorgio ^b   De Pandis, Maria F ^d  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^c Association of Graphological Research Arigrafmilano   (Italy)

^d San Raffaele SPA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drawing; Levodopa; Parkinson s disease; Spiral; Stereophotogrammetric

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

3D COORDINATES; CONDITION; CONTROL GROUPS; DRAWING; LEVODOPA; MEAN AGES; NEW PROTOCOL; PARKINSON’S DISEASE; SPIRAL; SPIRAL ANALYSIS;

PHOTOGRAMMETRY;

LEVODOPA; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAWING; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CONTROL; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY; WRITING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84925142387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22808000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JABFM.2012.9265     Document Type: Article

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