Bradykinesia-Akinesia Incoordination Test: Validating an Online Keyboard Test of Upper Limb Function

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Authors

Alastair J. Noyce · University College London

Anna Nagy · Queen Mary University of London

Shami Acharya · Queen Mary University of London

Shahrzad Hadavi · Queen Mary University of London

Jonathan P. Bestwick · Queen Mary University of London

Julian Fearnley · Barts Health NHS Trust

Andrew J. Lees

Abstract

The BRAIN test is a reliable, convenient test of upper limb motor function that can be used routinely in the outpatient clinic, at home and in clinical trials. In addition, it can be used as an objective longitudinal measurement of emerging motor dysfunction for the prediction of PD in at-risk cohorts.

Topics & Keywords

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurological disorders and treatments Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 9, Issue 4, pp. e96260-e96260

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096260

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