Nowadays, a growing number of researchers is using advanced wearable technologies with inertial measurement units (IMUs) to improve the evaluation of motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). In this contest, wearable sensors are promising technologies possibly helpful for the overall clinical management of PD. The present Research Topic entitled “New Advanced Wireless Technologies for Objective Monitoring of Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease” explores advances and perspectives of new wearable devices applied to patients with PD in order to support the clinical assessment with objective methods. The eleven manuscripts included in this Research Topic deal with the evaluation of a wide range of motor symptoms in patients with PD, including the classical cardinal signs such as bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, postural instability and disabling gait disorders such as Freezing of Gait (FOG). FOG significantly increases the risk of falls in patients with PD, resulting in a negative impact on quality of life.
Editorial: new advanced wireless technologies for objective monitoring of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease / Irrera, Fernanda; Cabestany, Joan; Suppa, Antonio. - ELETTRONICO. - (2018), pp. 1-2. [10.3389/fneur.2018.00216].
Editorial: new advanced wireless technologies for objective monitoring of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease
Irrera, Fernanda;Suppa, Antonio
2018
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Nowadays, a growing number of researchers is using advanced wearable technologies with inertial measurement units (IMUs) to improve the evaluation of motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). In this contest, wearable sensors are promising technologies possibly helpful for the overall clinical management of PD. The present Research Topic entitled “New Advanced Wireless Technologies for Objective Monitoring of Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease” explores advances and perspectives of new wearable devices applied to patients with PD in order to support the clinical assessment with objective methods. The eleven manuscripts included in this Research Topic deal with the evaluation of a wide range of motor symptoms in patients with PD, including the classical cardinal signs such as bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, postural instability and disabling gait disorders such as Freezing of Gait (FOG). FOG significantly increases the risk of falls in patients with PD, resulting in a negative impact on quality of life.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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