Wearable and wireless accelerometer systems for monitoring Parkinson’s disease patients—A perspective review

• 作者: Robert LeMoyne
• 来源期刊: 帕金森(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Parkinson’s DISEASE WIRELESS ACCELEROMETER Parkinson’s DISEASE TREMOR Quantification WEARABLE Device
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（4）
• 页码范围: 113-115
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Parkinson’s disease is a growing medical concern as societies, such as the United States of America, become progressively aged. Therapy strategies exist for the amelioration of Parkinson’s disease symptoms, and the quantification of attributes, such as hand tremor, can provide valuable feedback. Wearable and wireless accelerometer systems for monitoring Parkinson’s disease patients have been progressively advanced over the course of the past half-decade. In particular, wireless accelerometer nodes and smartphones, such as the iPhone, hold promise for optimizing therapy strategy by providing convenient quantified feedback. This perspective review addresses the current advances in wearable and wireless accelerometer systems for monitoring Parkinson’s disease patients and forecasts for the near future.