Their fine motor dexterity was assessed with a pegboard test (Wide Range Assessment of Visual Motor Ability; WRAVMA) (Adams and Sheslow 1995) (age-standardized mean = 100 ± 15) and with a finger-tapping task [at 5 years: Behavioral Assessment and Research System (BARS) (Rohlman et al. 2003); and at 7 years: Reitan Neuropsychology Laboratory (Tucson, AZ)].
Objective and subjective parameters must be taken into account, like measurements of pain, grip and pinch strength, sensory assessment, dexterity and patient perceived outcomes, through self-reported measures like the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) [ 6].
Their self-rated handedness (EHI) was compared to the computer-based assessment of their dexterity.
A functional performance test, the Moberg Pick-up Test, is included to help obtain a quantitative assessment of hand dexterity [ 38].
The above data were derived from the assessment of manual dexterity in the ipsilesional hand after permanent unilateral lesion of M1 induced by infusion of ibotenic acid.
Comparison with additional assessments of tactile acuity and manual dexterity revealed no correlation, indicating that the assessment captures joint position sense performance that is not evaluated with sensory or motor tests.
2. The Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT), a quantitative measure of upper extremity function, is used for rapid assessment of a subject’s finger dexterity.
Grip strength and pinch strength as well as gross dexterity and fine dexterity were assessed.
The goal of the present report was to re-examine the data on the recovery of the primate manual dexterity using refined behavioral analyses and further statistical assessments, representing secondary outcome measures from the same manual dexterity test.
They were either reported as general neurological assessments or specifically described as more targeted, such as fine-finger dexterity, hand coordination, audiovestibular tests (Rinne's and Weber's tests), and/or behavioral developmental assessments adapted for children (tone and behavior—Hammersmith, Bayley).
