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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Mild cognitive impairment

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Plain-language summary

Dementia syndromes involve cognitive but also early motor impairment. Finger tapping is a widely used motor assessment tool and Quantitative parameters may provide insights into the motor-cognitive association. Paratonia is another, frequently observed motor manifestation of dementia. A total of 104 participants underwent motor assessments, including the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), quantitative finger tapping, and paratonia scales. Cognitive function was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Cognitively Impaired participants exhibited a prolonged strike duration compared to healthy participants. Executive function (EF), correlated with tapping parameters, suggesting shared neural mechanisms. Interestingly, participants with worse memory performance demonstrated greater temporal regularity. Paratonia was prevalent among participants and correlated with age and EF, reinforcing its association with frontal dysfunction. Significant differences were also revealed in motor-cognitive correlations between the two genders. This study provides important information about motor deficits in older adults, highlighting their associations with cognitive decline as well as the influence of gender and age on them. Quantitative assessment of finger tapping also proves to be an objective recorder of motor parameters linked to cognitive impairment. Future longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate the predictive value of these motor parameters in dementia progression.

What this study adds

Evidence grade: Moderate

This is a follow-up (cohort) study of 104 participants. In 104 participants, those with cognitive impairment had prolonged finger tapping strike duration, and paratonia was prevalent and correlated with age and executive function. This study describes motor deficits and their associations with cognitive decline, not a treatment or cure.

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APA 7th

Kalantzakou, T., Mantas, V., Boutsika, E., Zisis, P., Gallopoulos, E., Alexopoulos, P., et al. (2025). Finger tapping and paratonia assessment in older adults with and without Mild cognitive impairment, motor-cognitive correlations. Applied Neuropsychology Adult. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2533205

Vancouver

Kalantzakou T, Mantas V, Boutsika E, Zisis P, Gallopoulos E, Alexopoulos P, et al. Finger tapping and paratonia assessment in older adults with and without Mild cognitive impairment, motor-cognitive correlations. Applied Neuropsychology Adult. 2025. doi:10.1080/23279095.2025.2533205. PMID: 40686487.

BibTeX

@article{kalantzakou2025-40686487,
  author  = {Kalantzakou, Triantafyllia and Mantas, Vasileios and Boutsika, Eleni and Zisis, Panagiotis and Gallopoulos, Efstratios and Alexopoulos, Panagiotis and Scarmeas, Nikolaos and Spanaki, Cleanthe and others},
  title   = {{Finger tapping and paratonia assessment in older adults with and without Mild cognitive impairment, motor-cognitive correlations}},
  journal = {Applied Neuropsychology Adult},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1080/23279095.2025.2533205},
  pmid    = {40686487},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2533205}
}

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How to read this study

Design: this is a follow-up (cohort) study. People are observed over time and not assigned to anything, so an association can reflect other differences between groups. Look at how long follow-up lasted, how many dropped out, and whether the authors adjusted for age, education and other health conditions.
Size: the record lists 104 participants. Ask whether that is enough for the question, and who they were.
Effect: the record gives no effect size, so the summary above cannot say how large any difference was.

What the evidence grade means here

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Key findings

Cognitively Impaired participants exhibited a prolonged strike duration compared to healthy participants.
Interestingly, participants with worse memory performance demonstrated greater temporal regularity.
Significant differences were also revealed in motor-cognitive correlations between the two genders.

Why it matters

In 104 participants, those with cognitive impairment had prolonged finger tapping strike duration, and paratonia was prevalent and correlated with age and executive function. This study describes motor deficits and their associations with cognitive decline, not a treatment or cure.

Study details

Study designlongitudinal study
Participants104
Evidence strengthModerate

How this study scored 47/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a longitudinal study following the same people over time. Scored zero for effect reported and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Applied Neuropsychology Adult)
Journal's citation record	0 / 4	Applied Neuropsychology Adult: journal h-index 51 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	7 / 12	A longitudinal study following the same people over time
Strength of evidence	3 / 5	Rated “moderate” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	2 / 4	104 participants
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomized / blinded	0 / 2	No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	1 / 7	Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	1 / 6	Cited 0.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Georgia Xiromerisiou: h-index 41 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	2 / 3	Columbia University: institution h-index 1,824 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	3 / 3	OpenAlex lists 10 institution(s) in 4 countries
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40686487)
Free to read	0 / 2	Behind a paywall — scores zero
Total	47 / 100	—

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