A wearable tool for selective and continuous monitoring of tremor and dyskinesia in Parkinsonian patients

The assessment of Parkinson's disease (PD) progression is essentially clinical and typically based on performing neurological examinations and motor tests [1]; particularly, the current gold standard for the evaluation of motor performances and impairments include the use of the information provided by the patient and rating scales. However, patients self-reporting is not always reliable, and clinical rating scales are typically subjective, so the time-limited duration of the above mentioned clinical examinations may typically fail to capture daily fluctuations in PD motor symptoms.
Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research