Fact · Typing and writing speed
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In a 2017 study, keystroke timing was captured from 103 people, 32 with mild Parkinson's disease and the rest non-Parkinson's controls, while they typed on a computer keyboard.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“keystroke timing information from 103 subjects (comprising 32 with mild PD severity and the remainder non-PD controls) was captured as they typed on a computer keyboard over an extended period”
High-accuracy detection of early Parkinson's Disease using multiple characteristics of finger movement while typing, Warwick R. Adams, PLOS ONE, 2017, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0188226)- What it measures
- Participants typed on their own computer keyboard over an extended period rather than in a single test.
- What it does not show
- A small study. The participants with Parkinson's were at mild stages, so the result does not describe later stages.