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ArticleArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria2022

Evaluation of upper extremity ataxia through image processing in individuals with multiple sclerosis.

Fatma Erdeo, İbrahim Yildiz, Ali Ulvi Uca, Mustafa Altaş

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Article in Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fatma ErdeoNecmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Health Science, Konya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0266-229X
İbrahim YildizNecmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Engineering, Konya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3728-7194
Ali Ulvi UcaNecmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-5783-8061
Mustafa AltaşNecmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-3011-1062
Necmettin Erbakan University · TR

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Abstract

backgroundImpaired dexterity is a frequently reported disability among people with ataxic multiple sclerosis (MS).

objectiveTo quantify and standardize the evaluation of upper extremity coordination disorder among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), using the Tablet Ataxia Assessment Program (TAAP).

methodsThe X and Y axis movements of 50 MS patients and 30 healthy individuals who were evaluated using the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) were also assessed using TAAP. The functional times of the participants' right and left hands were recorded using the nine-hole peg test (NHPT). The upper extremity coordination of individuals with MS was evaluated using the upper extremity kinetic functions section of ICARS.

resultsThe deviations for the X and Y axis movements of the MS group were greater than those of the control group (p<0.05). Significant correlations were shown between TAAP scores and NHPT and ICARS scores. The strongest correlation was found between NHPT and ICARS in the dominant hand (rnhpt=0.356, pnhpt=0.001; ricars=0.439, picars=0.000). In correlating the Y axis with ICARS, the deviations in the Y axis were found to be greater in the non-dominant hand than those in the X axis (ryright=0.402, pyright=0.004; ryleft=0.691, pyleft=0.000).

conclusionMeasurement using TAAP is more sensitive than other classical and current methods for evaluating ataxia. We think that TAAP is an objective tool that will allow neurorehabilitation professionals and clinicians to evaluate upper extremity coordination.

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Multiple SclerosisAtaxiaDisability EvaluationHumansUpper Extremity

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