Table 1

Means (SD) for motor tasks

TaskGroupRight handLeft hand
*Contralateral impairment. †Ipsilateral impairment. Finger tapping and hand tapping measured in mean number of taps. Grooved pegboard and coin rotation measured in seconds.
Hand tappingLHD35.8 (11.5)* 38.7 (9.6)
RHD41.9 (5) 36.8 (5.4)*
Control47.3 (5.7) 44.1 (7.3)
Finger tappingLHD38.5 (14.9)* 40.4 (9.8)†
RHD39.9 (6.9)† 34.0 (6.2)*
Control50.8 (5.7) 45.9 (5.9)
Grooved pegboardLHD205.1 (129)*169.5 (139)†
RHD109.8 (37.8)198.4 (99)*
Control 91.7 (29.2) 98.9 (29.2)
Coin rotationLHD 22.2 (8.1)* 18.9 (6.7)†
RHD 15.4 (3.7) 24.9 (6.9)*
Control 12.9 (2.5) 14.5 (2.6)