introduction: parkinson s disease (pd) is a common progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which its onset is later in adults and it s incidence increases in people aged between 55 and 60 years. dexterity, because of it s role at upper extremity function and person independency in function, is assessed in rehabilitation. purdue- pegboard test often is used in rehabilitation clinical settings...

OBJECTIVE The Purdue Pegboard test often is used in clinical settings to evaluate changes in clients' fine motor dexterity. The purpose of this study was to determine the test-retest reliability and practice effects of the Purdue Pegboard for persons with multiple sclerosis. In addition, this study compared the reliability of one-trial administration to three-trial administration of the four su...

Background: Dysgraphia as a problem with handwriting, affects student’s performance in school activities and participation. The purpose of the study was to compare dexterity and two-point discrimination of the hand between learning disabled students with dysgraphia and healthy students.   Methods: Forty-three students with developmental dysgraphia and 55 normal students in grade t...

the present study was conducted to examine the effect of using latex and nitrile examination gloves on hand dexterity.  a  sample  consisting  of  30  university  students  from  urmia  university  of  medical  sciences participated in this study in 2013. the participants conducted purdue pegboard test in three experimental conditions: bare hand (control), with latex gloves and with nitrile glo...

background: dysgraphia as a problem with handwriting, affects student's performance in school activities and participation. the purpose of the study was to compare dexterity and two-point discrimination of the hand between learning disabled students with dysgraphia and healthy students.   methods: forty-three students with developmental dysgraphia and 55 normal students in grade two to four fro...

A biomarker for detection of early onset neurobehavioral alterations in manganism remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to use a neurobehavioral test battery to identify subtle changes in Mn-induced motor and memory dysfunction and to relate the quantifiable neurological dysfunction to an established Mn-exposure index such as blood manganese-iron ratio (MIR). A total of 323 subjects we...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the sleep state of mild stroke patients and relationship between sleep disturbance and functional status. METHODS A total of 80 acute stroke patients were enrolled in this study. The criteria for inclusion in the study was as following: 1) first stroke, 2) cognitive function preserved enough to perform the test (Mini Mental State Examination ≥24), 3) good functional l...

Background: Dysgraphia as a problem with handwriting, affects student's performance in school activities and participation. The purpose of the study was to compare dexterity and two-point discrimination of the hand between learning disabled students with dysgraphia and healthy students. Methods: Forty-three students with developmental dysgraphia and 55 normal students in grade two to four from ...

This study aimed to examine the relationships among four coordination tests with different movement styles according to gender difference and hand dominance. The subjects performed the coordinated force exertion test, the moving beans with tweezers test and the Purdue pegboard test for three trials as well as the pursuit rotor test for seven trials with the dominant and non-dominant hands. Sign...