An Alternative Approach to the Finger‐Tapping Test in Parkinsonian Patients: Finger to Crease Instead of Finger to Tip

Our findings show that this finger-tapping variation is reliable and may increase the sensitivity of the examination.

Authors

Panteleimon Oikonomou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3973-2861)
Irene Litvan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-3445)
Fahimeh Haji Akhoundi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1757-3169)
James B. Leverenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0896-0749)
Yvette Bordelon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8319-4052)

Institutions

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
Cleveland Clinic (US)
University of San Diego (US)
Lou Ruvo Brain Institute (US)
University of California San Diego (US)
The Neurological Institute (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
Published: 2025-11-05
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.70415
Primary Topic: Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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article

An Alternative Approach to the Finger‐Tapping Test in Parkinsonian Patients: Finger to Crease Instead of Finger to Tip

Panteleimon Oikonomou, Irene Litvan, Fahimeh Haji Akhoundi, James B. Leverenz et al.

Nov 5, 2025

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

article

An Alternative Approach to the Finger‐Tapping Test in Parkinsonian Patients: Finger to Crease Instead of Finger to Tip

Panteleimon Oikonomou, Irene Litvan, Fahimeh Haji Akhoundi, James B. Leverenz, Yvette Bordelon

November 5, 2025article en

Abstract

Our findings show that this finger-tapping variation is reliable and may increase the sensitivity of the examination.

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US), Cleveland Clinic (US), University of San Diego (US), Lou Ruvo Brain Institute (US), University of California San Diego (US), The Neurological Institute (US)

Openalex Percentile: Top 54%

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

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