Unbiased and mobile gait analysis detects motor impairment in Parkinson's disease.

Motor impairments are the prerequisite for the diagnosis in Parkinson's disease (PD). The cardinal symptoms (bradykinesia, rigor, tremor, and postural instability) are used for disease staging and assessment of progression. They serve as primary outcome measures for clinical studies aiming at s...

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Main Authors: Jochen Klucken, Jens Barth, Patrick Kugler, Johannes Schlachetzki, Thore Henze, Franz Marxreiter, Zacharias Kohl, Ralph Steidl, Joachim Hornegger, Bjoern Eskofier, Juergen Winkler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23431395/pdf/?tool=EBI