Computers for managing PD

["ljherman1@xxxxxxxx" <ljherman1@xxxxxxxx>]

Saturday, May 3, 2008
From the Ledger (Lakeland, Fla)

Intel's Next I-Pod Not for The Kiddies
(on the use of personal computers to manage PD). Full article at:http://www.theledger.com/article/20080503/NEWS/805030450/1023
"Monitoring Parkinson's disease. Intel recently finished testing a personal health device that allows physicians to monitor Parkinson's patients' tremors remotely. "The problem with Parkinson's today is that the disease is incredibly variable," Dishman says. "The doctor might see a patient on Tuesday and he's fine, but that same patient could be having extreme tremors on Wednesday. "Sending patients in to see the doctor once a year for a 15-minute exam-and using that exam to determine the drugs they will take-is insane."

Intel's approach uses sensors and diagnostic devices in the home tied to a computer. The system monitors a patient's voice to identify changes that indicate progression of disease. It also incorporates a finger-tapping device that judges the accuracy of finger movements."


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