Gait Parameters Change Prior to Freezing in Parkinson's Disease: A Data-Driven Study with Wearable Inertial Units

Freezing of gait (FoG) is a motor impairment among patients with advanced Parkinson's disease which is associated with falls and has a negative impact on a patient's quality of life. Wearable systems have been developed to detect FoG and to help patients resume walking by means of rhythmic...

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Main Authors: Maria Laura Ferster, Sinziana Mazilu, Gerhard Tröster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) 2015-12-01
Series:EAI Endorsed Transactions on Ambient Systems
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Online Access:http://eudl.eu/doi/10.4108/eai.28-9-2015.2261411