A kinematic study of the reach to grasp movement in a subject with hemiParkinson's disease.
The kinematic organization of a reach to grasp movement in a left hemiParkinson subject is compared to that of a control subject. Subjects used the right and left limbs to reach 15, 27 or 40 cm for the grasp of cylinders of 0.7 or 8 cm diameter. In general, the kinematics of the affected limb of the hemiParkinson subject differed from that of the unaffected limb. However, for both arms the hemiParkinson subject showed a delay in the onset of the manipulation component. The subtle dysfunction in the activation of near-simultaneous or sequential movements is thus bilateral, despite unilateral clinical symptomatology.
Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale, Università di Padova, Italy.
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KM
Bennett
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CH
Adler
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GE
Stelmach
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Castiello
D000368:Aged; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
D000978:Antiparkinson Agents