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IMPLICATIONS OF HANDWRITING IN MOVEMENT DISORDERS AMONG NEUROLOGICAL PATIENTS IN FAYOUM GOVERNORATE, EGYPT.

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Abstract

Background: Common cumulative neurological diseases and their effects on motor control in general and handwriting in particular. This research aims to introduce the fundamental aspects of common neurological disease as the basis for understanding why and how handwriting changes in the presence of disease. Methods: This is the prospective research which study changes of handwriting over 30 neurological patients as (Parkinsonism disease, Essential tremor, and Ataxia) Fayoum Governorate. Results: Among the study group, the mean age was (55.4±15.8) years, with 22 (73.3%) were males and 8(26.7%) were females. The present study documents that among all neurological cases included in the study, (10%) of them show the moderate change in neglecting some letters, tendency to small letters, and lack of control to punctuate characters. As regards tremor, 50% had moderate to high change. Not adhering to the line of printed moderate change represents 16.7%, and 6.7% shows the moderate change in pressure of writing. Also, this research illustrated that in-between parkinsonism cases (30%) of they show the moderate change in neglecting some letters, lack of control to punctuate characters and not to adhere to the line of printed, also 10% moderate change in the tendency to small letters. As regards tremor, 90% had moderate to high change. Conclusion: Rehabilitation programs for handwriting problems in neurology disease patients are likely to be helpful. More extensive randomized studies are needed to confirm these results.

DOI

10.21608/ejfsat.2021.75371.1197

Keywords

Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, Handwriting, Fayoum

Authors

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marwa

Last Name

mwaheb

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faisal mesah giza

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marwa.mwaheb@yahoo.com

City

cairo

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First Name

khaled

Last Name

Rashed

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Affiliation

Forensic Medicine Authority

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drmarwa.mwaheb@gmail.com

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

El-khatib

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Affiliation

Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University

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mam15@ayoum.edu.eg

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First Name

enas

Last Name

Morsi

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Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of medicine ,Fayoum University, Egypt

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dr.enasm@yahoo.com

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Volume

22

Article Issue

1

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31913

Issue Date

2022-03-01

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2021-05-05

Publish Date

2022-03-01

Page Start

69

Page End

79

Print ISSN

1687-0875

Online ISSN

2535-1915

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https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/article_224439.html

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429

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The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology

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https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023