1. Kinematic parameters of throwing performance in patients with schizophrenia using a markerless motion capture system.
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Sá F, Marques A, Rocha NB, Trigueiro MJ, Campos C, and Schröder J
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- Adult, Algorithms, Biomechanical Phenomena, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Time Factors, Motion Perception physiology, Movement physiology, Psychomotor Disorders etiology, Schizophrenia complications
- Abstract
Motor dysfunction is consistently reported but understudied in schizophrenia. It has been hypothesized that this abnormality may reflect a neuro-developmental disorder underlying this illness. The main goal of this study was to analyze movement patterns used by participants with schizophrenia and healthy controls during overarm throwing performance, using a markerless motion capture system. Thirteen schizophrenia patients and 16 healthy control patients performed the overarm throwing task in a markerless motion capture system. Participants were also examined for the presence of motor neurological soft signs (mNSS) using the Brief Motor Scale. Schizophrenia patients demonstrated a less developed movement pattern with low individualization of components compared to healthy controls. The schizophrenia group also displayed a higher incidence of mNSS. The presence of a less mature movement pattern can be an indicator of neuro-immaturity and a marker for atypical neurological development in schizophrenia. Our findings support the understanding of motor dysfunction as an intrinsic part of the disorder of schizophrenia.
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- 2015
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