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Table 1 Common neurological tests and tasks used in clinical practice to assess tremor

From: Upper limb intention tremor assessment: opportunities and challenges in wearable technology

Name

Tremor type/function

Tasks

Rest

Posture against gravity

Write

Archimedes spiral

FT

FTN

Finger chase

ADLs

Other

FTMRS [7]

Rest, postural, kinetic

X

X

X

  

X

 

X

 

TETRAS [8]

Postural, kinetic

 

X

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

UPDRS-III [9]

Rest, postural, kinetic

X

X

  

X

X

   

SARA [10]

Postural, kinetic, ataxia

 

X

   

X

X

 

X

  1. FTMRS Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Scale, TETRAS Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale, UPDRS-III Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, Part III Motor Examination, SARA Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia, FT Finger Tapping, FTN Finger To Nose test, ADLs Activities of Daily Living
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Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

ISSN: 1743-0003

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