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Interlocking finger test: a bedside screen for parietal lobe dysfunction.
Full Abstract
This study sought to determine the utility of an interlocking finger task in screening for parietal lobe dysfunction. The ability of 69 patients to imitate a standardised set of four interlocking finger figures was compared with concurrent performance on formal neurocognitive tests. Poor interlocking finger test scores correlated most highly with standard measures of parietal lobe dysfunction. In addition, an analytical model of parietal dysfunction indicated the interlocking finger test was similar to, if not better than, standard tests of parietal lobe dysfunction. Attempts to imitate these figures should serve as a fast and simple screen of parietal lobe dysfunction.
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Author information
Author/s: Moo, L R (LR); Slotnick, S D (SD); Tesoro, M A (MA); Zee, D S (DS); Hart, J (J);
Affiliation: Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe Street, Meyer 100, Baltimore, MD, USA. lmoo(-atsign-)jhmi.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article
Journal: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Apr; vol 74 (issue 4) : pp 530-2
Dates: Created 2003/03/17; Completed 2003/04/23; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12640084, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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