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Healthcare Sensor Networks: Challenges Toward Practical Implementation

Chapter 10: Ambulatory and Remote Monitoring Of Parkinson’s Disease Motor Symptoms J. Giuffrida, E. Rapp

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Acute effects of passive leg cycling on upper extremity tremor and bradykinesia in Parkinson’s disease

A. Ridgel, M. Muller, C. Kim, E. Fickes, T. Mera Phys Sportsmed. 2011 Sep;39(3):83-93

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PRESS RELEASE: Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies Receives Nearly $2 Million In New Funding To Expand Home-Based Technologies For Monitoring Movement Disorders

VIEW PRESS RELEASE [PDF] 01 SEPT 2011: Cleveland OH – Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies was recently awarded two NIH SBIR grants: $1.7 million in Phase II funding from the National Institute on Aging to develop ETSense ™, an adaptive, portable essential

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The Modified Bradykinesia Rating Scale for Parkinson’s disease: Reliability and Comparison with Kinematic Measures

D. Heldman, J. Giuffrida, R. Chen, M. Payne, F. Mazzella, A. Duker, A. Sahay, S. Kim, F. Revilla, A. Espay. Mov Disord. 2011 Aug 15;26(10):1859-63

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PRESS RELEASE: The University of Rochester and Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies launch new clinical study to develop ambulatory dyskinesia assessment system

VIEW PRESS RELEASE [PDF] Cleveland, OH – August 15, 2011 – Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies’ KinetiSense motion sensor technology will be used in a clinical study to capture and quantify dyskinesias (involuntary, irregular movements) caused by Parkinson’s disease (PD) medication. PD

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PRESS RELEASE: Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies’ KinetiSense technology used in Parkinson’s disease gait and balance study

VIEW PRESS RELEASE [PDF] Cleveland, OH – August 15, 2011 – Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies’ KinetiSense motion sensor technology was used in a clinical study to capture and quantify the effect of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) on gait and balance impairment

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Kinematic Optimization of Deep Brain Stimulation Across Multiple Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease

T. Mera, J. Vitek, J. Alberts, J. Giuffrida J Neurosci Methods. 2011 Jun 15;198(2):280-6

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Quantitative Home-Based Monitoring of Parkinson’s Disease Motor Symptoms

D. Heldman, T. Mera, A. Espay, Payne M, J. Giuffrida International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, Toronto, CA 2011

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Ergonomic and Human Interface Design Factors for Home-Based Medical devices in Movement Disorders

D. Filipkowski, T. Mera, D. Heldman, J. Giuffrida International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, Toronto, CA 2011

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Automated Parkinson’s Disease Gait and Balance Assessment for Optimization of Deep Brain Stimulation

T. Mera, D. Filipkowski, Riley R, Walter B, Gunzler S, J. Giuffrida International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, Toronto, CA 2011

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