Automatic quantification of handwriting characteristics before and after rehabilitation

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  • A. Accardo
چکیده

Handwriting is a specific motor task in which the movement is realized by following a precise spatio-temporal sequence. In this process particular care must be placed both in the correct automation of each grapheme and in the ergonomic aspect of the posture. Dysgraphia, representing a learning disability resulting from the difficulty in expressing thoughts in writing, refers to the poor handwriting that can be found in primary school children. Recently, digitizing tablets allowed objective quantitative kinematic analyses of the writing quality in children [1], in elderly subjects [2] and in Parkinson's disease [3].

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تاریخ انتشار 2011