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A simple method to assess freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease patients

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Popović, M. B.
Đurić-Jovičić, Milica
Radovanović, Saša M.
Petrović, Igor
Kostić, Vladimir S.
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Abstract
Freezing of gait (FOG) can be assessed by clinical and instrumental methods. Clinical examination has the advantage of being available to most clinicians; however, it requires experience and may not reveal FOG even for cases confirmed by the medical history. Instrumental methods have an advantage in that they may be used for ambulatory monitoring. The aim of the present study was to describe and evaluate a new instrumental method based on a force sensitive resistor and Pearson's correlation coefficient (Pcc) for the assessment of FOG. Nine patients with Parkinson's disease in the "on" state walked through a corridor, passed through a doorway and made a U-turn. We analyzed 24 FOG episodes by computing the Pcc between one "regular/normal" step and the rest of the steps. The Pcc reached +/- 1 for "normal" locomotion, while correlation diminished due to the lack of periodicity during FOG episodes. Gait was assessed in parallel with video. FOG episodes determined from the video were all det...ected with the proposed method. The computed duration of the FOG episodes was compared with those estimated from the video. The method was sensitive to various types of freezing; although no differences due to different types of freezing were detected. The study showed that Pcc analysis permitted the computerized detection of FOG in a simple manner analogous to human visual judgment, and its automation may be useful in clinical practice to provide a record of the history of FOG.

Keywords:
Parkinson's disease / Freezing of gait / Time analysis / Pearson's correlation coefficient
Source:
Brazilian Journal of Medical & Biological Research, 2010, 43, 9, 883-889
Publisher:
  • Assoc Bras Divulg Cientifica, Sao Paulo
Funding / projects:
  • Danish National Research Foundation, Denmark
  • Effects of assistive systems in neurorehabilitation: recovery of sensory-motor functions (RS-175016)
  • Istraživanje karakteristika i definisanje narušenog obrasca hoda u degenerativnim bolestima (RS-156011)
  • Istraživanje kliničkih i genetičkih korelacija motornih i nemotornih ispoljavanja bolesti nevoljnih pokreta (RS-145057)

DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2010007500077

ISSN: 0100-879X

PubMed: 20721472

WoS: 000283262800011

Scopus: 2-s2.0-77957045533
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Popović, M. B., Đurić-Jovičić, M., Radovanović, S. M., Petrović, I.,& Kostić, V. S.. (2010). A simple method to assess freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease patients. in Brazilian Journal of Medical & Biological Research
Assoc Bras Divulg Cientifica, Sao Paulo., 43(9), 883-889.
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X2010007500077
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