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. 2021 Jun 16;9(6):740.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare9060740.

The Role of Neural Network for the Detection of Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review

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The Role of Neural Network for the Detection of Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review

Mahmood Saleh Alzubaidi et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

Background: Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that has been ranked second after Alzheimer's disease worldwide. Early diagnosis of PD is crucial to combat against PD to allow patients to deal with it properly. However, there is no medical test(s) available to diagnose PD conclusively. Therefore, computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems offered a better solution to make the necessary data-driven decisions and assist the physician. Numerous studies were conducted to propose CAD to diagnose PD in the early stages. No comprehensive reviews have been conducted to summarize the role of AI tools to combat PD. Objective: The study aimed to explore and summarize the applications of neural networks to diagnose PD. Methods: PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was followed to conduct this scoping review. To identify the relevant studies, both medical databases (e.g., PubMed) and technical databases (IEEE) were searched. Three reviewers carried out the study selection and extracted the data from the included studies independently. Then, the narrative approach was adopted to synthesis the extracted data. Results: Out of 1061 studies, 91 studies satisfied the eligibility criteria in this review. About half of the included studies have implemented artificial neural networks to diagnose PD. Numerous studies included focused on the freezing of gait (FoG). Biomedical voice and signal datasets were the most commonly used data types to develop and validate these models. However, MRI- and CT-scan images were also utilized in the included studies. Conclusion: Neural networks play an integral and substantial role in combating PD. Many possible applications of neural networks were identified in this review, however, most of them are limited up to research purposes.

Keywords: Parkinson’s disease; classification; deep learning; neural network.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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PRISMA chart.
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Number of publications for each country.
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Type of publication and year.
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Different symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in the included studies.

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