PERFORM: A system for the monitoring and management of persons with chronic motor neurodegenerative disorders: A study on Parkinson's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Dina Baga; Dimitrios I. Fotiadis; Spiros Konitsiotis; Metin Akay

3d International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

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PERFORM: A system for the monitoring and management of persons with chronic motor neurodegenerative disorders: A study on Parkinson's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.5936,
    author={Dina Baga and Dimitrios I. Fotiadis and Spiros Konitsiotis and Metin Akay},
    title={PERFORM: A system for the monitoring and management of persons with chronic motor neurodegenerative disorders: A study on Parkinson's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis},
    proceedings={3d International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare},
    proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH},
    year={2009},
    month={8},
    keywords={Continuous wearable patient monitoring system; treatmentadjustment; Parkinsons' Disease;ALS;},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.5936}
}

Dina Baga
Dimitrios I. Fotiadis
Spiros Konitsiotis
Metin Akay
Year: 2009
PERFORM: A system for the monitoring and management of persons with chronic motor neurodegenerative disorders: A study on Parkinson's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
PERVASIVEHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.5936

Dina Baga¹^,*, Dimitrios I. Fotiadis¹^,*, Spiros Konitsiotis²^,*, Metin Akay³^,*

1: Dept. of Computer Science, Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, University of Ioannina Ioannina, Greece.
2: Medical School, Dept. of Neurology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
3: Harrington Dept. of Bioengineering, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA

*Contact email: baga@cs.uoi.gr, fotiadis@cs.uoi.gr, skonitso@cc.uoi.gr, metin.akay@asu.edu

Abstract

In this work we describe a system for the monitoring and management of patients with neurodegenerative diseases, focusing on Parkinson's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The system exploits a single wearable sensors' setting to detect and quantify all patient symptoms. An easy to use touchscreen interface allows patients and caregivers to provide additional useful information and assist patients to perform standard predefined tests which otherwise are performed in the clinician's office. The system exploits patient information to suggest appropriate treatment changes based on accumulated medical knowledge. In this paper the architecture of the system, as well as, its innovative features are presented.

Keywords: Continuous wearable patient monitoring system; treatmentadjustment; Parkinsons' Disease;ALS;

Published: 2009-08-04

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.5936