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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:1502-1508 doi:10.1136/jnnp.74.11.1502
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Parkinson’s disease patients undershoot target size in handwriting and similar tasks

Table 2

Mean values (SEM) of stroke duration, stroke size, mean acceleration, and peak acceleration for main effects of group, speed, size, and pattern

Group Speed* Pattern* Size* (cms)
Controls PD Comf Fast llllllll lililili 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 5.0
*Means for speed, pattern, and size conditions are averaged across both groups.
SEM, standard error of mean; PD, Parkinson’s disease; Comf, comfortable.
Stroke duration (ms) 309 (7) 384 (17) 448 (15) 245 (8) 358 (15) 335 (12) 288 (18) 306 (18) 326 (20) 382 (23) 429 (24)
Stroke size (mm) 25.2 (0.8) 19.1 (0.9) 23.1 (0.9) 21.3 (0.9) 22.6 (0.9) 21.8 (0.9) 9.6 (0.3) 13.8 (0.4) 17.2 (0.6) 25.7 (0.8) 44.4 (1.3)
Mean acceleration (cm/s2) 139 (7.2) 79 (5.2) 77 (3.6) 142 (8.0) 113 (7.5) 106 (5.3) 74 (5.6) 94 (7.3) 104 (9.4) 119 (10.5) 155 (14.7)
Peak acceleration (cm/s2) 239 (11.2) 137 (8.2) 139 (5.6) 237 (12.7) 193 (11.7) 184 (8.6) 127 (8.8) 161 (11.4) 178 (14.4) 206 (16.5) 268 (23.2)

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