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Table 2 Clinical and experimental techniques to evaluate tremor

From: Tremorgenesis: a new conceptual scheme using reciprocally innervated circuit of neurons

Tool

Parameter analyzed

Clinical scales

Clinical scores of disability

Videos

Clinical characterization of tremor

Quantification of drawings

Evaluation of tremor in 2 dimensions

Surface and needle EMG studies

Assessment of muscle discharges and motor units

Goniometers

Position/displacement

Gyroscopes

Rotational motion

Accelerometers

Acceleration signal

Electromagnetic sensors

Changes in magnetic field

Optoelectronic devices

Position in 3 dimensions

Haptic/Myohaptic devices

Force

Textiles integrating position sensors

Displacement/rotation

Biomechanical modelling

Interactions torques

Neural networks

Simulation of neural circuits