From: Video-based analysis of the blink reflex in Parkinson’s disease patients
Tapping number | Average number of reflex blinks | Average number of non-reflex blinks | ||||
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Before medication | After medication | Healthy controls | Before medication | After medication | Healthy controls | |
TAP01 | 0.888 | 1 | 0.727 | 0.666 | 2.555 | 0.700 |
TAP02 | 1 | 1 | 0.545 | 1 | 1.222 | 0.500 |
TAP03 | 1 | 0.888 | 0.454 | 1.333 | 1.777 | 0.400 |
TAP04 | 1 | 1 | 0.454 | 1.444 | 0.777 | 0.300 |
TAP05 | 0.888 | 1 | 0.181 | 0.888 | 0.666 | 0.300 |
TAP06 | 1 | 0.777 | 0.272 | 1.444 | 0.444 | 0.200 |
TAP07 | 0.888 | 1 | 0.181 | 1.666 | 0.555 | 0.200 |
TAP08 | 0.888 | 0.888 | 0.181 | 0.888 | 0.666 | 0.100 |
Mean (± SD) | 0.944 (± 0.06) | 0.944 (± 0.08) | 0.374 (± 0.20) | 1.166 (± 0.35) | 1.083 (± 0.74) | 0.338 (± 0.19) |
Reflex Blinks | Non-reflex Blinks | |||||
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Comparison | BM-AM | BM-HC | AM-HC | BM-AM | BM-HC | AM-HC |
p-value | 1 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.3114 | < 0.001 | 0.0026 |