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Do Bradykinesia and Tremor Interfere in Voluntary Movement of Essential Tremor Patients? Preliminary Findings Cover

Do Bradykinesia and Tremor Interfere in Voluntary Movement of Essential Tremor Patients? Preliminary Findings

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|Jun 2017

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Figure 1

Sensor placement and experimental setup. (A) Diagram of the 17 sensors and their location on the suit. (B) A close-up view of the sensors on the shoulders, trunk and hip. (C) The orientation of the axes on the sensor. Using the right-hand Cartesian coordinate system, the y-axis line is aligned along the length of the inertial sensor while the x-axis is aligned along the width of the sensor. (D) Spatial schematic of the RAM task. (E) Spatial schematic of the “counting money” task.

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Figure 2

RAM performance comparison between controls and ET. (A) Mean duration of pronation–supination cycles±SE. (B) Mean angular velocity of pronation–supination cycles±SE (left); maximal angular velocity of pronation–supination cycles±SE (center); maximal instantaneous angular velocity over the pronation–supination task±SE (right). (C) Mean angular displacement of pronation–supination cycles±SE for control participants (white) and participants with ET (black). The stars indicate a significant difference.

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Figure 3

Tremor and performance comparison between controls and ET during the counting money task. (A) Tremor amplitude averaged over the two “counting money” tasks±SE. (B) Power distribution averaged over the two “counting money” tasks±SE. (C) Time required to do each segment of the dexterous task±SE for control participants (white) and participants with ET (black). The stars indicate a significant difference. s1, Reach cup; s2, Reach money; s3, Count money; s4, Put back money into the cup; s5, Put the hands on the table.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.341 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 1, 2017
Accepted on: May 23, 2017
Published on: Jun 22, 2017
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2017 Etienne Goubault, Hung P. Nguyen, Fouaz S. Ayachi, Sarah Bogard, Christian Duval, published by Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
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