A Parkinson’s Disease Handwriting Rehabilitation Kit—A Forensic Exploratory Study †
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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CG | IG | |||
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t0 | t1 | t0 | t1 | |
Bradykinesia | 11.2 (±4.40) | 10.3 (±3.67) | 11.3 (±4.50) | 4.00 (±2.94) |
Tremor | 2.83 (±3.13) | 2.83 (±1.72) | 2.25 (±2.63) | 1.25 (±1.26) |
Exercise | Completely | Partially | Not Done |
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Hand manipulation | 67.1% | 21.1% | 11.8% |
Finger isolation | 86.7% | 13.1% | 0.2% |
Finger flexion and extension | 72.5% | 26.8% | 0.7% |
Coordination | 97.9% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
Handwriting | 96.4% | 3.3% | 0.2% |
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Santos, C.; Tatarescu, V.; Louro, M.; Souza, S.; Fernandes, C.A.; Família, C.; Godinho, C.; Quintas, A.; Bernardo, A. A Parkinson’s Disease Handwriting Rehabilitation Kit—A Forensic Exploratory Study. Med. Sci. Forum 2025, 37, 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2025037025
Santos C, Tatarescu V, Louro M, Souza S, Fernandes CA, Família C, Godinho C, Quintas A, Bernardo A. A Parkinson’s Disease Handwriting Rehabilitation Kit—A Forensic Exploratory Study. Medical Sciences Forum. 2025; 37(1):25. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2025037025
Chicago/Turabian StyleSantos, Catarina, Vlad Tatarescu, Mariana Louro, Sarah Souza, Carina A. Fernandes, Carlos Família, Catarina Godinho, Alexandre Quintas, and Alexandra Bernardo. 2025. "A Parkinson’s Disease Handwriting Rehabilitation Kit—A Forensic Exploratory Study" Medical Sciences Forum 37, no. 1: 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2025037025
APA StyleSantos, C., Tatarescu, V., Louro, M., Souza, S., Fernandes, C. A., Família, C., Godinho, C., Quintas, A., & Bernardo, A. (2025). A Parkinson’s Disease Handwriting Rehabilitation Kit—A Forensic Exploratory Study. Medical Sciences Forum, 37(1), 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2025037025