Standardized finger-nose test validity for coordination assessment in an ataxic disorder

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 484-489

  Gagnon, Cynthia ^a   Mathieu, Jean ^a,d   Desrosiers, Johanne ^b,c  

^a Centre de readaptation en deficience physique Jonquiere   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CHARLEVOIX SAGUENAY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FINGER NOSE TEST; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 9744258761     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S031716710000367X     Document Type: Article

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