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Review
. 2021;11(s1):S49-S53.
doi: 10.3233/JPD-202453.

Smartphones for Remote Symptom Monitoring of Parkinson's Disease

Max A Little  1   2
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Review

Smartphones for Remote Symptom Monitoring of Parkinson's Disease

Max A Little. J Parkinsons Dis. 2021.

Abstract

Parkinson's disease is a complex and heterogeneous condition, and there are many gaps in the medical community's scientific and practical understanding of the disease. Closing these gaps relies on objective data about symptoms and signs, collected over long durations. Smartphones contain sensor devices which can be used to remotely capture behavioral signals. From these signals, computational algorithms can distill metrics of symptom severity and progression. This brief review introduces the main concepts of the discipline, addressing the experimental, hardware and software logistics, and computational analysis. The article finishes with an exploration of future prospects for the technology.

Keywords: Wearables; algorithms; digital signals; sensors; smartphones.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author reports that there are no conflicts of interest.

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Elements of smartphone-based symptom testing. See text for further information and Table 2 for description of how these sensors can be used for specific symptom measurement.
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