Mohammad Khair M Al-Salamat
Scientific and engineering practices aligned with the NGSS in the performance of secondary stage physics teachers
PloS one
essential tremor et heterogeneous disorder characterized bilateral upper limbs action tremor possibly neurological signs uncertain significance including voluntary movement abnormalities cognitive disturbances ie socalled soft signs configuring etplus definition motor cognitive disturbances often coexist et interrelationship remains largely unexplored aim investigate relationship motor symptoms objectively assessed kinematic analysis cognitive dysfunctions et seventy et patients underwent clinical examination well kinematic recordings tremor finger tapping thorough cognitive assessment tested clinicdemographic kinematic differences patients without cognitive abnormalities ie mild cognitive impairment mci correlation analysis served explore potential associations kinematic cognitive data fortythree et patients 6142 mci etmci patients exhibited reduced movement velocity finger tapping compared normal cognition p 0001 lower movement velocity finger tapping associated poorer cognitive performance namely observed correlation movement velocity performance babcock story immediate delayed recall test r 052 r 045 p 0001 well interference memory task 10 30 r 03 p 0008 r 02 p 003 study provided data better pathophysiological interpretation motor cognitive signs et including role played cerebellum extracerebellar areas possibly underpin signs