About this Research Topic
Fine motor control required for the precise movement of hand and fingers during activities such as handwriting, brushing teeth, buttoning a shirt, or using eating utensils, is an essential component of daily living. Neuromotor disorders, which encompass a wide range of conditions including neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, developmental disorders in children, and the side effects of novel medications, often impair fine motor control.
Accurate quantification of these impairments is important for early detection, diagnosis, monitoring progress, measurement-based motivational feedback during recuperation and training, evaluating the efficacy of treatments, and assessing the side effects of medications. Measurement of fine motor control may also help in quantifying more difficult-to-capture gross motor control disorders.
We are searching for fine motor control tests that can help clinicians quantify the severity of neuromotor dysfunction. These tests have the potential to be used for screening, early detection, reinforcing feedback on progress and training, or monitoring improvements or deterioration over time.
We encourage investigators to submit reports on early findings or proof-of-concept studies. We are particularly interested in studies utilizing cost-effective measurement equipment for fine motor control that have practical application potential. We welcome all types of articles, including original research, reviews, brief reports, and case studies.
Topic editor Dr. Hans-Leo Teulings is CEO and owner of NeuroScript LLC, a company that specializes in measurement of fine motor control such as handwriting. The other Topic Editors don`t have conflicts of interest to declare.
Accurate quantification of these impairments is important for early detection, diagnosis, monitoring progress, measurement-based motivational feedback during recuperation and training, evaluating the efficacy of treatments, and assessing the side effects of medications. Measurement of fine motor control may also help in quantifying more difficult-to-capture gross motor control disorders.
We are searching for fine motor control tests that can help clinicians quantify the severity of neuromotor dysfunction. These tests have the potential to be used for screening, early detection, reinforcing feedback on progress and training, or monitoring improvements or deterioration over time.
We encourage investigators to submit reports on early findings or proof-of-concept studies. We are particularly interested in studies utilizing cost-effective measurement equipment for fine motor control that have practical application potential. We welcome all types of articles, including original research, reviews, brief reports, and case studies.
Topic editor Dr. Hans-Leo Teulings is CEO and owner of NeuroScript LLC, a company that specializes in measurement of fine motor control such as handwriting. The other Topic Editors don`t have conflicts of interest to declare.
Keywords: motor control, neuromotor development, stroke
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