Thyroid hormones are crucial for metabolism in all tissues in humans, including the nervous system and muscles, and could thus affect handwriting, which is the synthesis of complex and fine movements. Hyperthyroidism, characterized by symptoms such as tremor and weakness, could affect handwriting, although this has not been studied yet. The aim of this study was to evaluate handwriting characteristics before and after therapy for hyperthyroid Graves' disease (GD).
Papi, G., Botti, C., Corsello, S. M., Ciardullo, A., Pontecorvi, A., Hegedüs, L., The impact of graves' disease and its treatment on handwriting characteristics, <<Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association>>, 2014; 24 (8): 1218-1222. [doi:10.1089/thy.2013.0668] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/61345]
The impact of graves' disease and its treatment on handwriting characteristics
Papi, Giampaolo;Corsello, Salvatore Maria;Pontecorvi, Alfredo;
2014
Abstract
Thyroid hormones are crucial for metabolism in all tissues in humans, including the nervous system and muscles, and could thus affect handwriting, which is the synthesis of complex and fine movements. Hyperthyroidism, characterized by symptoms such as tremor and weakness, could affect handwriting, although this has not been studied yet. The aim of this study was to evaluate handwriting characteristics before and after therapy for hyperthyroid Graves' disease (GD).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.