Acceleration values induced by various movements, averaged every 10 min, showed gamma distribution, and the mean value of this distribution was used as an index of the amount of overall movements. Furthermore, the PGR algorithm can specify gait-induced accelerations using the pattern-matching method. Analysis of the relationship between gait-induced accelerations and gait cycle duration makes it possible to quantify Parkinson’s disease (PD)-specific pathophysiological mechanisms underlying gait disorders. Patients with PD showed the following disease-specific patterns: (1) reduced amount of overall movements and (2) low amplitude of gait-induced accelerations in the early stages of the disease, which was compensated by fast stepping. Loss of compensation was associated with slow stepping gait, (3) narrow range of gait-induced acceleration amplitude and gait cycle duration, suggesting monotony, and (4) evident motor fluctuations during the day by tracing changes in the above two parameters. Prominent motor fluctuation was associated with frequent switching between slow stepping mode and active mode.
Extended Abstract: Plastic Surgery: Case Studies
Research: Journal of General Dentistry
Research: Journal of General Dentistry
Abstract: International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology
Research: International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Clinical and Experimental Psychology
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Journal of Neurology & Neurophysiology
AcceptedAbstracts: Journal of Neurology & Neurophysiology
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Journal of Neurology & Neurophysiology
