Table 3 Results on the muscle tone and posture tasks (% success; mean (standard deviation))

Muscle tone and posture

Passive muscle tone (NP-MOT)

 → Arm dropping test %

36

72

0.022*

(F)

 → Wrists dangling

4.00 (0.00)

4.00 (0.00)

1

(MW)

 → Extensibility of wrists

4.00 (0.00)

4.00 (0.00)

1

(MW)

 → Extensibility of shoulders

5.2 (1.04)

5.32 (0.94)

0.352

(MW)

 → Passivity %

32

68

0.023*

(F)

 → Ankles dangling

3.88 (0.44)

3.84 (0.55)

0.542

(MW)

 → Extensibility of the ankles

3.88 (0.44)

3.76 (0.66)

0.116

(MW)

 → Motor pathway disorder (mild sign)%

4

0

1

(F)

 → Intentional muscular relaxation

3.16 (1.14)

3.64 (0.76)

0.072

(MW)

Active muscle tone (NP-MOT)

 → Dysdiadochokinesis

3.96 (0.20)

3.76 (0.66)

0.156

(MW)

 → Synkinetic movements

22.84 (1.21)

23 (1.96)

0.152

(MW)

Expressive tone

 → Emotional control %

100

80

0.025*

(F)

Posture (CORE)

 → Item 2 (facial immobility) ^a

0.48 (0.71)

0 (0)

0.001*

(MW)

 → Item 3 (posture) ^a

0.16 (0.37)

0 (0)

0.039

(MW)

 → Item 10 (corporal immobility) ^a

0.20 (0.41)

0 (0)

0.020

(MW)

 → Item 11 (motor agitation) ^a

0.08 (0.28)

0 (0)

0.153

(MW)

 → Item 13 (slowness of movements) ^a

0.32 (0.75)

0 (0)

0.020

(MW)

 → Item 15 (delay in motor activity) ^a

0.24 (0.52)

0 (0)

0.020

(MW)