Feasibility Study of a Wearable System Based on a Wireless Body Area Network for Gait Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Parkinson’s disease (PD) alters the motor performance of affected individuals. The dopaminergic denervation of the striatum, due to substantia nigra neuronal loss, compromises the speed, the automatism and smoothness of movements of PD patients. The development of a reliable tool for long-term monit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Sensors |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/3/4618 |