Personal KinetiGraph (PKG) for Parkinson’s Disease: Experience at a Tertiary Care Center
Objective: To assess objective measurements by Personal KinetiGraph (PKG) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients and compare them to self-reported symptoms. Background: Personal Kinetigraph (PKG)…Efficacy of Smartphone-enabled Active Tests in Automated PD Severity Assessment
Objective: To compare the efficacy of five smartphone-enabled active tests in detecting severity changes after medication, via an automated Parkinson Disease Severity Score (PDSS). Background:…Patient Clustering through a Mobile-based PD Severity Score
Objective: To demonstrate that PD patients can be clustered based on their performance on smartphone-enabled active tests. Background: Treatment decisions of PD require granular information…A review of telemedicine for Parkinson’s disease: But what’s happen in Asia??
Objective: To conduct a systematic review of telemedicine for Parkinson's disease Background: Recent literature indicates that globally significant numbers of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients have…Development of a prototype alpha-synuclein vaccine to induce T regulatory cells for the treatment of synucleonopathy
Objective: Test the hypothesis that combining humoral and immunosuppressive cellular asyn immunization will enhance asyn clearance, and reduce inflammation and neuropathological symptoms in a human…Saving Veterans Time, Miles, and Money: Cost Analysis of Video Telemedicine Evaluation of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) candidacy at the VA
Objective: This study evaluated cost, time, and mileage saved utilizing video-telemedicine during the initial pre-surgical evaluation for deep brain stimulation as treatment for tremor at San Francisco VA…Assessment of new technology in deep brain stimulation technology: what are the anticipated benefits?
Objective: To assess the ability of directional DBS leads and stimulation field shaping to provide more precisely targeted therapy. Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has…Personal KinetiGraph Devices Assessing Efficacy of Continuous Enteral Carbidopa/Levodopa Infusion Therapy
Objective: To assess the utility of Personal KinetiGraph (PKG) devices to objectively quantify difference in motor symptoms and motor fluctuations before and after the initiation…An Evaluation of the Parkinson’s Kinetigraph (PKG) as a Tool to Support Deep Brain Stimulation Eligibility Assessment in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Objective: To assess whether data obtained from an objective movement recording system such as the Parkinson’s KinetiGraph (PKG) could predict the motor criteria used by…Patients’ Perspective of Physicians’ Counseling on Exercise in Parkinson’s Disease (PD)
Objective: To assess if exercise counseling during appointments translates to knowledge or action in PD patients Background: Aerobic activity can improve motor function, mood, cognition,…