Online detection of freezing of gait with smartphones and machine learning techniques

著者: Sinziana Mazilu, Michael Hardegger, Zack Zhu, Daniel Roggen, Gerhard Tröster, Meir Plotnik, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare 2012 被引用: 218

Freezing of gait (FoG) is a common gait deficit in advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). FoG events are associated with falls, interfere with daily life activities and impair quality of life. FoG is often resistant to pharmacologic treatment; therefore effective non-pharmacologic assistance is needed.