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A feasibility study of quantitative motor assessments in children using the Q-Motor suite
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A feasibility study of quantitative motor assessments in children using the Q-Motor suite

Ellen van der Plas, Robin Schubert, Ralf Reilmann and Peggy C Nopoulos
Journal of Huntington's disease, Vol.8(3), pp.333-338
2019
DOI: 10.3233/JHD-190353
PMID: 31256146
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/7410091View
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Abstract

Q-Motor is utilized across various clinical trials in adults with Huntington’s Disease (HD) to provide quantitative, reliable assessments of motor abilities. With gene-knockdown therapies entering the clinic, development of preventative therapies for pediatric carriers of the HD mutation seems imminent. It is currently unclear if Q-Motor is useful for tracking changes in motor abilities in pediatric HD patients or at-risk youth, as most assessments have never been administered in children. We demonstrate the feasibility of administering Q-Motor tasks in a sample of children recruited from the community, and we show that Q-Motor is sensitive to age-related changes in motor abilities.
motor development endpoint children adolescents Huntington’s disease Q-Motor

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