The feasibility of using robotic technology to quantify sensory, motor, and cognitive impairments associated with ALS.

Journal: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration
PMID: 30688092

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We used the KINARM robot to quantify impairments in cognitive and upper-limb sensorimotor performance in a cohort of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We sought to study the feasibility of using this technology for ALS research, to quantify patterns of impairments in individuals living with ALS, and elucidate correlations between robotic and traditional clinical behavioral measures.

Authors

  • Leif Simmatis
    Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
  • Ghada Atallah
    a Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University , Kingston , Canada.
  • Stephen H Scott
    Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. steve.scott@queensu.ca.
  • Sean Taylor
    a Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University , Kingston , Canada.

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