A novel method for the quantification of key components of manual dexterity after stroke

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Térémetz, Maxime ^a   Colle, Florence ^b,c   Hamdoun, Sonia ^b   Maier, Marc A ^a,b   Lindberg, Påvel G ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c CENTRE DE PSYCHIATRIE ET NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

Author keywords

Dexterity; Finger; Finger tapping; Force; Hand; Independence of finger movements; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM RESEARCH ACTION TEST; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEXTERITY TEST; FEMALE; FINGER; FINGER FORCE MANIPULANDUM; FINGER TAPPING TEST; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBERG PICK UP TEST; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARM; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PARESIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STROKE;

EID: 84938379493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12984-015-0054-0     Document Type: Article

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