Table 1.
Symptoms | Measures | Technologies | Devices | Applications |
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Motor Bradykinetic gait dysfunction |
Gait quality (e.g., speed, symmetry, arm swing) Gait quantity (e.g., number of gait bouts and duration of bouts) Turning parameters Prevalence and duration of freezing events (e.g., freezing index) Halts/hesitations Reduced amplitude and speed of limb movement Repetitive tapping exercises |
IMU (accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers) EMG Force sensors (insoles) EEG Geolocation (e.g., GPS) Touchscreen; pressure related |
Smartphones and tablets Smartwatches Sensor straps (e.g., ankle bands) Body-applied sensors (e.g., skin patches) Garments or shoes with embedded sensors Portable EEG devices (e.g., headbands) In-home sensors (e.g., radio frequency) |
Monitoring treatment response Measuring disease progression Identifying prodromal PD Documenting the impact of stress/anxiety Predicting conversion to manifest PD Patient stratification in clinical trials |
Bradykinetic limb dysfunction (hands or feet) |
Performance on bradykinesia-provoking tasks (e.g., finger tapping) Amplitude and quantity of hand/arm movements Metrics derived from naturally occurring typing behavior Gait quality (see above) |
IMU EMG Computer keyboard Smartphone/tablet screen |
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Tremor | Duration Amplitude Frequency Ability to draw figures |
IMU EMG Digital pen/drawing tablet |
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Falls and postural instability | Number of (near-) fall incidents Predictors of falls (e.g., gait variability) Quality of postural transitions (e.g., sit-to-stand) Postural changes |
IMU Barometers (measuring changes in altitude) Radio frequency |
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Dyskinesia | Duration Severity Body location | IMU Video cameras |
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Dysarthria and hypophonia | Phonation Articulation Prosody Intelligibility Reaction time Volume/intensity |
Microphones for voice recording and analysis | ||
Cognitive Global cognition |
Performance on self-administered digital cognitive tests (e.g., digital clock drawing test] Eye-tracking metrics (e.g., amplitude, latency, and frequency] Online tests of visuo-perceptual deficits |
Computer/tablet/mobile phone-based cognitive tasks Cognitive testing software Digital pen/drawing tablet Eye-tracking technology |
Smartphones Drawing tablets Computers Eye-tracking glasses Wearable sensors for gait assessment (see above] |
Quantifying predementia cognitive decline Detecting dementia Recruitment for clinical trials Monitoring disease progression Monitoring treatment response |
Language and memory | Speech metrics: Semantics Grammar Repetitions Reaction time | Microphones for voice recording and analysis | ||
Executive functions |
Performance on self-administered digital cognitive tests (e.g., cognitive interference test] Dual-task walking speed | Cognitive testing software IMU | ||
Sleep Sleep disturbance/ disorder |
Sleep quality Sleep efficiency Sleep duration Nocturnal activity (e.g., dream-enacting behavior, restless-legs syndrome, and nocturia] |
IMU EEG EMG Radio frequency Pulse oximetry Bed sensors (e.g., pressure sensors] |
Smartwatches and other wearable IMU Portable EEG and EMG devices In-home sensors Smart beds | Identifying persons at risk for PD (RBD) Monitoring disease progression Monitoring treatment response |
Social behavior/activity Impaired social behavior/ activity |
Mood Apathy Distance traveled outside of own home Physical (in] activity |
Smartphone/tablet/computer usage Geolocation (e.g., GPS] IMU | Smartphones Tablets Computers Dedicated GPS devices |
Monitoring treatment response Patient selection for clinical trials |
Autonomic function Autonomic dysfunction |
Heart rate metrics (e.g., heart rate variability] Skin impedance Frequency of bowel movements Presence of orthostatic hypotension Presence of nocturia |
Photoplethysmography Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring IMU | Smartwatches Body-worn sensors Purpose-built blood pressure monitors |
Monitoring prodromal PD Monitoring treatment response Differential diagnosis of PD vs. PD+ syndromes |