Open AccessEarly Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease Using a Smartphone
Author(s) -
Kun-Chan Lan,
Wen-Yuah Shih
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
procedia computer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.334
H-Index - 76
ISSN - 1877-0509
DOI - 10.1016/j.procs.2014.07.028
Subject(s) - computer science , disease , smart phone , parkinson's disease , phone , mobile phone , warning signs , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , medical emergency , pathology , telecommunications , linguistics , philosophy , transport engineering , engineering
Diagnosing Parkinson's disease (PD) is often difficult, especially in its early stages. It has been estimated that nearly 40% of people with the disease may not be diagnosed. Traditionally, the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease often require a doctor to observe the patient over time to recognize signs of rigidity. In this work, we propose a PDR-based method to continuously monitor and record the patient's gait characteristics using a smart-phone. Our tool could be useful in providing an early warning to the PD patient to seek medical assistance and help the doctor diagnose the disease earlier
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