Wearable sensors objectively measure gait parameters in Parkinson's disease.

Distinct gait characteristics like short steps and shuffling gait are prototypical signs commonly observed in Parkinson's disease. Routinely assessed by observation through clinicians, gait is rated as part of categorical clinical scores. There is an increasing need to provide quantitative meas...

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Main Authors: Johannes C M Schlachetzki, Jens Barth, Franz Marxreiter, Julia Gossler, Zacharias Kohl, Samuel Reinfelder, Heiko Gassner, Kamiar Aminian, Bjoern M Eskofier, Jürgen Winkler, Jochen Klucken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5636070?pdf=render