Limb-kinetic apraxia affects activities of daily living in Parkinson's disease: a multi-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Impaired dexterity (fine hand movements) is often present in Parkinson's disease (PD), even at early to moderate disease stages. It has a detrimental impact on activities of daily living (ADL) such as buttoning, contributing to reduced quality of life. Limb-kinetic apraxia, a loss of the ability to make precise, independent but coordinated finger and hand movements, may contribute to impaired dexterity even more than bradykinesia per se. However, the impact of limb-kinetic apraxia on ADL remains controversial. Our aim was to identify the strongest predictor of buttoning and unbuttoning in PD. It was hypothesized that coin rotation (a surrogate of limb-kinetic apraxia) represents the most important determinant.

Methods

Sixty-four right-handed, early to

SUBMITTER: Foki T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5565263 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature