RT Book, Section
A1 Pullman, Seth L.
A1 Saunders-Pullman, Rachel
A2 Watts, Ray L.
A2 Standaert, David G.
A2 Obeso, Jose A.
SR Print(0)
ID 55790287
T1 Chapter 2. Assessing Disability in Movement Disorders: Quantitative Techniques and Rating Scales
T2 Movement Disorders, 3e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161312-5
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55790287
RD 2024/04/16
AB Quantitative  methods  of  assessing  disability  in  patients  with  movement  disorders  provide  measures  that  can  be  clinically  relevant,  reproducible,  and  allow  for  rigorous  mathematical  and  statistical  scrutiny.  These  techniques  also  can  assist  in  diagnosis  through  precise  determination  of  the  timing  and  organization  of  movements,1  and  help  in  the  understanding  of  underlying  brain  pathophysiology.2  Methods  for  assessment  have  increased  in  scope  and  breadth  over  the  last  decade—with  almost  twice  as  many  publications  relating  to  clinical  motor  quantification  methods  and  motion  analysis  in  peer-reviewed  journals  since  2000  compared  with  the  prior  decade.  Advances  in  the  sensitivity  and  precision  of  sensors,  improvements  in  processor  speeds,  computer  graphics,  and  the  development  of  neural  interface  systems3  have  all  contributed  to  faster,  more  accurate,  more  meaningful  methods  of  assessing  motor  disability,  as  well  as  uncovering  the  relationships  between  brain  activity  and  motor  behavior.