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Background Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative neurological condition causing multiple motor and non-motor symptoms that have a serious adverse effect on quality of life. Management is problematic due to the variable and fluctuating nature of symptoms, often hourly and daily. The PD_Manager mHealth platform aims to provide a continuous feed of data on symptoms to improve clinical understanding of...
In this paper, a method for the assessment of the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating scale (UPDRS) related to tremor is presented. The method described consists of hand resting and posture state detection, tremor detection and tremor quantification based on accelerometer and gyroscope readings from a wrist worn sensor. The initial results on PD patient recordings on home environment indicate the feasibility...
The prevalence of heart failure is 2-3% of the general population and affects millions of people. In recent years, considerable progress has been made decoding the pathophysiology of this multi-factorial trait. Still the search for new variables with significant impact on the development of heart failure is an ongoing process. As part of the VPH2 project, a data mining study was conducted aiming specifically...
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