conference paper
An ambulatory system to quantify bradykinesia and tremor in Parkinson's disease
2003
4th International IEEE EBMS Special Topic Conference on Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine
Two groups of 10 Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients and 10 age-matched Normal subjects performing normal life activities were recorded using a portable recorder and 3D gyroscopes. PD patients had sub-thalamic stimulation implantation for 20±3 months. The PD patients performed the test twice: with and without stimulation. Bradykinesia and Tremor of hands in PD patients was quantified and strong correlation between this objective method and UPDRS clinical score was found.
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2003
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4th International IEEE EBMS Special Topic Conference on Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine
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