Sökning: "psychomotor performance"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade orden psychomotor performance.

  1. 1. Position-matching and goal-directed reaching acuity of the upper limb in chronic neck pain : associations to self-rated characteristics

    Författare :Jonas Sandlund; Mats Djupsjöbacka; Eugene Lyskov; Ronny Lorentzon; Alf Thorstensson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Neck pain; whiplash injuries; shoulder; proprioception; kinesthesis; vision; psychophysiology; somatosensory disorders; psychomotor performance; self assessment; Sports research; Idrottsforskning;

    Sammanfattning : Neck-shoulder pain is common in the general population and causes individual suffering as well as large costs for the society. Despite substantial efforts, there is still a shortage of methods for objective diagnosis and effective rehabilitation of such disorders. Thus, there is a great need to develop and evaluate new methods for these purposes. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The impact of homocysteine and B vitamins on Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive performance and structural brain changes

    Författare :Babak Hooshmand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Alzheimer’s disease;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the relation of homocysteine (tHcy), vitamin B12, and folate with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), cognitive performance, and structural brain changes in population-based studies of Finnish and Swedish elderly individuals. Study I. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Schizophrenia as a systemic disorder : studies of peripheral and central biological functions

    Författare :Lena Flyckt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :schizophrenia; systemic disease; membrane function; tyrosine transport; muscle biopsy; muscle fibre atrophy; macro EMG; cognitive functions; neurological signs; finger-tapping;

    Sammanfattning : Psychiatric disturbances with an onset in adulthood may show subtle signs in childhood and school age. This is particularly applicable to patients with schizophrenia. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Older drivers with cognitive impairments : issues of detection and assessment

    Författare :Catarina Lundberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Older drivers; cognitive impairment; preclinical dementia; cognitive assessment; driving test;

    Sammanfattning : Older drivers are often presented as a traffic safety problem. Age-related medical conditions such as dementias and stroke impair cognitive functions that are crucial for safe driving. Uncertainty remains regarding the most appropriate clinical methods to assess driving fitness in these patient groups. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Biomarkers as Monitors of Drug Effect, Diagnostic Tools and Predictors of Deterioration Rate in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Författare :Malin Degerman Gunnarsson; Lena Kilander; Hans Basun; Jan Marcusson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alzheimer s disease; biomarkers; CSF; PIB PET; amyloid-beta; tau; rapid cognitive decline; dying in severe dementia; mortality; neuropsychological tests; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Sammanfattning : Decreased amyloid-ß42 (Aß42), increased total tau (t-tau) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reflect histopathological core changes in the most common dementia disorder, Alzheimer’s disease (AD). They discriminate AD from healthy controls and predict conversion to AD with a relatively high accuracy. LÄS MER