New Advanced Wireless Technologies for Objective Monitoring of Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease

• Main Author: Fernanda Irrera (auth)
• Other Authors: Antonio Suppa (auth), Joan Cabestany (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; Parkinson's disease; Wireless Technology; sensory system; Wearable Device; Inertial measurement unit; Sensors; freezing of gait; Motor symptoms
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Over the last decade, a growing number of researchers have used advanced wireless technologies including wearable sensors for objective evaluation of specific motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). In the near future, sensing technologies will likely provide relevant advances...