Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articoli , Atti e Riviste Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Forensic study on the effect of age and illness (Parkinsonism) on handwriting characteristics Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Komal Saini Manpreet Kaur Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource Studio forense sugli effetti dell’età e del morbo di Parkinson sulle caratteristiche della scrittura Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, SpringerOpen Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Licenza Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Relation A related resource Consultabile online<br /><a href="https://ejfs.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s41935-019-0131-9.pdf">https://ejfs.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s41935-019-0131-9.pdf</a> Zotero Title Forensic study on the effect of age and illness (Parkinsonism) on handwriting characteristics Item Type Journal Article Author Komal Saini Manpreet Kaur URL https://ejfs.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41935-019-0131-9 Volume 9 Issue 1 Pages 24 Publication Title Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences ISSN 2090-5939 Date 12/2019 Journal Abbreviation Egypt J Forensic Sci DOI 10.1186/s41935-019-0131-9 Access Date 2020-06-09 07:20:44 Library Catalog DOI.org (Crossref) Language English Abstract Note Background: Handwriting is a neuromuscular task. Old age and illness may produce significant deteriorating effects on the quality of handwriting/signatures of an individual. In some cases, the affected writings may be suspected of being forged due to poor line quality of handwriting. Important documents such as wills, receipts, agreements, contracts, notes, and drafts involve handwritten contents that are often questioned to prove their identity and genuineness. The document examiners may face difficulty to get an adequate number of contemporary standard samples while handling questioned handwriting samples of old age persons and Parkinsonism patients. Therefore, we conducted a qualitative and statistical study to analyze the changes in various handwriting features due to old age and Parkinsonism. Methodology: Handwriting samples from 50 healthy old age persons and 25 individuals suffering from Parkinsonism were collected with their consent. Handwriting features such as line quality defects (tremors, retouchings, and pen lifts), letter formations, abbreviation/simplification of letters or their parts, nature of initial and terminal strokes, nature of connecting strokes, writing speed, overall size, and alignment were analyzed qualitatively and statistically through paired t test using SPSS software. Results: According to results, marked variations were evident in most of the handwriting features in case of old age persons and in case of individuals suffering from Parkinsonism. Two features, namely retouchings and alignment, were least affected in the handwritings of patients suffering from Parkinsonism. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, old age and illness affect the handwriting of an individual in a considerable manner. Marked deterioration in the quality of handwriting/signatures can be observed in case of old age persons and in individuals suffering from Parkinsonism, which makes their writing appear different altogether as compared to their corresponding normal writing. The document examiner must be aware of this fact while examining such cases. Attachment Title Full text grafologia medica invecchiamento e scrittura morbo di Parkinson e scrittura