Performance of pegboard and finger tapping tasks under unimanual, bimanual, and dual task conditions
| Present case | Controls (n = 13) | PD (n = 7) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PD data is taken from Brown et al,14 and data for control subjects from Fuller and Jahanshahi.47 Data shown is the mean of the right and left hand. PD and control data is expressed as mean (SD). | |||
| Age (years) | 29 | 38 (range 21–62) | 61 (10) |
| Pegboard (unimanual) | 13 | 16 (2) | 9 (2) |
| Pegboard (bimanual) | 11 | 14 (2) | 7 (3) |
| Unimanual pegboard (%) | 85 | 87 (8) | 71 (19) |
| Tapping (unimanual) | 185 | 173 (19) | 113 (22) |
| Tapping (bimanual) | 177 | 165 (26) | 108 (30) |
| Unimanual tapping (%) | 96 | 94 (10) | 95 (13) |
| Pegboard (with tapping) | 12 | 15 (2) | 10 (2) |
| Unimanual pegboard (%) | 92 | 93 (9) | 106 (9) |
| Tapping (with pegboard) | 104 | 150 (22) | 61 (31) |
| Unimanual tapping (%) | 56 | 87 (10) | 55 (27) |