Abstract
Early detection of motor intentional disorders associated with dysfunction in the action–intention system of the brain is clinically important to provide timely intervention. This study developed a force tracking system that can record forces exerted by the index finger while tracking 5 N, 10 N, 15 N, and 20 N of target forces varying over time. The force tracking system quantified force control measures (initiation time IT; development time, DT, maintenance error, ME; termination time, TT; tracking error, TE) for the individual and overall force control phases. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the force tracking system for a normal control group (n = 12) and two patient groups diagnosed with subcortical vascular mild cognitive impairment (svMCI, n = 11) and subcortical vascular dementia (SVaD, n = 13). Patients with SVaD showed significantly worse force control capabilities in IT (0.84 s) and ME (1.71 N) than those with svMCI (0.64 s in IT, and 1.38 N in ME). Patients with svMCI had significantly worse capabilities in IT, ME, and TE (3.80 N) than the control group (0.49 s in IT, 0.78 N in ME, and 3.07 N in TE). The prevalence rates of force control capabilities lower than the 99% confidence interval of the control group ranged from 17% to 62% for the two patient groups. The force tracking system can sensitively quantify the severity of the force control deficiencies caused by dysfunction in the action–intention system of the brain.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Samsung Biomedical Research Institute grant
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science
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