Use of a Smartphone to Gather Parkinson's Disease Neurological Vital Signs during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The objective characterization of bradykinesia, akinesia, and nonmotor function and their relationship with clinical disease metrics indicate smartphone technology provides a remote method of characterizing important aspects of PD performance. While theoretical and position papers have been published on the potential of telemedicine to aid in the management of PD, this report translates the theory into a viable reality.PMID:33868630 | PMC:PMC8035908 | DOI:10.1155/2021/5534282
Source: Parkinsons Disease - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research