Abstract

"Motor slowness is the most characteristic motor deficit in Parkinson Disease (PD). The tapping test is a timed motor performance task which has been widely used in evaluation of PD. We study kinematics parameters of tapping test in PD and health control. Methods: Subjects consisted on 12 patients (2 women) with Parkinson's disease (PD) and 6 healthy control subjects (2 women). The mean age 63