Analysis of subtle movements related to neurodegenerative diseases using wearable inertial sensors: A study in healthy subjects

Author

Martinez-Mendez, Rigoberto ; Portillo Rodriguez, Otniel ; Avila-Vilchis, Juan-Carlos ; Lorias-Espinoza, Daniel ; Minor-Martinez, Arturo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Autonomous Univ. of Mexico State, Toluca, Mexico

fYear

2013

fDate

3-7 July 2013

Firstpage

6119

Lastpage

6122

Abstract

Evaluation of movement disorders is a useful tool for the diagnostic and monitoring of diseases related with damage of the motor control systems, such as Parkinson´s disease. The evaluation of well characterized movement disorders has been proposed using different techniques each one with their advantages and limitations. This document propose the use a system based on inertial sensors and wireless technology for the measurement and evaluation of three of the most common movement disorders related with Parkinson´s disease. Measurement of Anticipatory Postural Adjustments (APAs), Postural Sway and hand´s tremor were carried out using inertial sensors modules (IMU). Results obtained from measurements in elderly and young subjects are presented, as well as the set up and parameters suggested for quantitative analysis.

Keywords

biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; diseases; medical disorders; neurophysiology; patient diagnosis; patient monitoring; sensors; wearable computers; Parkinson disease; anticipatory postural adjustments; diseases monitoring; hand tremor; healthy subjects; inertial sensor modules; motor control systems; movement disorders; neurodegenerative diseases; postural sway; subtle movements; wearable inertial sensors; Acceleration; Angular velocity; Parkinson´s disease; Position measurement; Senior citizens; Sensors; APAs; Hands tremor; inertial sensors; sway;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Osaka

ISSN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610949

Filename

6610949