Fine Motor Control in Neuromotor Development, Neurodegenerative Disorders or Stroke
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: handwriting movement analysis; fine motor control; neurological disorders; education and child development; forensic handwriting analysis
Interests: handwriting analysis; neurological disorders; child education and development; assessment; intervention
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Which fine motor control tests could be useful for therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists or neurologists? We invite investigators to submit significant, preliminary results of their research that could lead to practical applications assisting clinicians or occupational therapists in screening neuromotor problems in children or elderly patients, or quantifying progress and (novel) treatment effects. Fine motor control measurements should consist of easy-to-implement, standardizable, instrumented, automated, objective tests that could be applied in occupational therapy, psychological, psychiatric or neurological clinics, e.g., for school children, or novel drug development or non-conventional treatments. Usable test procedures could eventually receive approval by governmental organizations such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by demonstrating that the benefits outweigh the potential risks. Eventually, these novel procedures could achieve a medical billing code so that these fine motor control tests might become covered by health insurances. Research on fine-motor control measurement often requires equipment that is more affordable than most other medical equipment, creating a level playing field for all nations worldwide, which we anticipate will be reflected by the broad geographical range of contributions.
Dr. Hans-Leo Teulings
Prof. Dr. Ana Rita Matias
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Fine motor control
- Neuromotor
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Stroke
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