TY - JOUR
T1 - Somatosensation assessment using the NIH Toolbox.
AU - Dunn, Winnie
AU - Griffith, James W.
AU - Morrison, M. Tracy
AU - Tanquary, Jennifer
AU - Sabata, Dory
AU - Victorson, David
AU - Carey, Leeanne M.
AU - Gershon, Richard C.
PY - 2013/3/12
Y1 - 2013/3/12
N2 - Touch sensation is one element of sensory function. As such, somatosensation is one of the sensory domains included in the NIH Toolbox, which is an assessment battery for measuring a range of human functions including emotional health, sensation, cognition, and motor function. We evaluated a variety of methods for inclusion in the NIH Toolbox main battery. In a convenience sample of 409 participants, we evaluated aspects of kinesthesia, pain, and tactile discrimination. We present results on these measures across the lifespan and discuss implications for future studies that use the NIH Toolbox and these measures.
AB - Touch sensation is one element of sensory function. As such, somatosensation is one of the sensory domains included in the NIH Toolbox, which is an assessment battery for measuring a range of human functions including emotional health, sensation, cognition, and motor function. We evaluated a variety of methods for inclusion in the NIH Toolbox main battery. In a convenience sample of 409 participants, we evaluated aspects of kinesthesia, pain, and tactile discrimination. We present results on these measures across the lifespan and discuss implications for future studies that use the NIH Toolbox and these measures.
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U2 - 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182872c54
DO - 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182872c54
M3 - Article
C2 - 23479543
AN - SCOPUS:84877123234
SN - 0891-5849
VL - 80
SP - S41-44
JO - Free Radical Biology and Medicine
JF - Free Radical Biology and Medicine
IS - 11 Suppl 3
ER -
