Computer-based assessment of movement difficulties in Parkinson's disease.
Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin
; 15(10): 1081-92, 2012.
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| ID: mdl-21604222
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) is increasing due to an ageing population. It is an unpredictable disease which requires regular assessment and monitoring. Current techniques used to assess PD are subjective. Clinicians observe movements made by a patient and subsequently rate the level of severity of, for example tremor or slowness of movement. Within this work, we have developed and evaluated a prototype computer-based assessment tool capable of collecting information on the movement difficulties present in PD. Twenty participants took part in an assessment of the tool, 10 of whom were diagnosed with PD and 10 were without the disease. Following the usage of the tool, it was found that there was a significant difference (p = 0.038) in the speed of movement between the two groups. We envisage that this tool could have the potential to enable more objective clinical conclusions to be made.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença de Parkinson
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Periféricos de Computador
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Diagnóstico por Computador
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Movimento
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Transtornos dos Movimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin
Assunto da revista:
ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
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FISIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido