[The usefulness of timed motor tests in assessing Parkinson's disease]. / Utilidad de los test motores cronometrados en la evaluación de la enfermedad de Parkinson.
Rev Neurol
; 48(12): 617-9, 2009.
Article
in Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19507119
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
At present, the evaluation of Parkinson's disease (PD) relies on clinical scales, mainly Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS); however, other objective methods have been considered including timed tests. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
We studied the motor performance of 53 patients with PD (34 male, 19 female; age 61.9 +/- 8.9 years; age at onset 51.9 +/- 11 years, clinical stage 2.6 +/- 0.73). Motor evaluation comprised UPDRS and CAPIT timed tests including pronation-supination, finger dexterity, movement between two points or tapping, and walking test. Clinical evaluation was performed in baseline conditions (twelve hours off their medication) and in their best on state, after a standard dose of 200 mg of levodopa. RESULTS ANDCONCLUSIONS:
All CAPIT timed tests, especially tapping, maintained an excellent correlation with UPDRS in both off and on state. Tapping seems to be the best CAPIT timed test for objective motor evaluation of PD.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parkinson Disease
/
Motor Skills
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
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Male
/
Middle aged
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev Neurol
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article