Reformulation in the phase plane enhances smoothness rater accuracy in stroke |
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Authors: | Wininger Michael Kim Nam H Craelius William |
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Affiliation: | National Institute of Mental Health, Clinical Disorders Branch, Building 10, Room 4N313D, Neuropathology Section, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Michael.Wininger@nih.gov |
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Abstract: | To improve the characterization of motor impairment, we compared the sensitivities of a phase plane metric with temporal domain measures derived from integrated squared jerk (ISJ). Five subjects with stroke and a cohort of 21 neurologically intact volunteers performed self-paced, isolated elbow flexions. Analysis of angular trajectories from the stroke group revealed that temporal domain metrics failed to detect a performance deficit at the p < .05 level, while the phase plane metric did resolve a deficit (p < .01). When applied to a subset of movements with arrest periods, the phase measure also uniquely identified impairment (Wilcoxon rank-sum test, p < .001). Finally, when tested on a data-driven model, the phase measure, but not temporal metrics, increased monotonically with the severity of trajectory distortions. We conclude that motion smoothness can be accurately measured in the phase plane. |
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