Parkinson Monitoring Device

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating disease that affects millions of people worldwide and is characterized by both motor and non-motor symptoms. The disorder has a major effect on the quality of life of who gets affected. There are several works of literature on the symptoms of the disease. The most exciting trends include low cost, low power, discreet and reliable sensor devices for tracking and handling pathology. This study focuses on the wearable technologies for PD applications and identifies five key areas: early detection, tremor, body motion examination, motor fluctuations (ON–OFF phases), home and long-term remote monitoring. The idea is to obtain a description of the pathology at each point of development, from the onset of the condition to early symptoms, during disease progression including examination of the more prevalent conditions, and with treatment of the more complex cases. (i.e., motor fluctuations and long-term remote monitoring). There is also no treatment for it, it can only be controlled, and development can be slowed down. Progress should be tracked using all medical signs to allow the patient and the practitioner to keep track of the progress.