Fine motor skills in adult Tourette patients are task-dependent

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Table 2 Fine motor skills in Tourette patients and controls, t-values

Fine motor skills	t-values: mean ± SD TS-patients (n=21)	t-values: mean ± SD Controls (n=21)	p-values
Steadiness R*	44.2 ± 8.5	53.9 ± 7.8	.002
Contacts by error
Copy contours R	41.5 ± 7.5	45.9 ± 9.2	.057
Contacts by error
Aiming R*	45.7 ± 14.3	59.4 ± 10.4	.002
Contacts outside target area
Tapping R	54.8 ± 8.6	59.8 ± 10.2	.127
Hits in target area
Steadiness L*	41.2 ± 7	50.8 ± 8	.000
Contacts by error
Copy contours L	49.2 ± 11.3	53.9 ± 12.3	.158
Contacts by error
Aiming L	50.4 ± 11.3	57 ± 12.9	.051
Contacts outside target area
Tapping L	56.8 ± 11.4	59 ± 13.5	.351
Hits in target area

Higher t-values indicate better performance. (R = right, L = left, *significant difference between Tourette patients and healthy volunteers (p_Bonf.< 0.00625), p_Bonf. significant p-values in bold).

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