“A single, clinical examination in a doctor’s office often fails to capture a [Parkinson’s disease] patient’s complete continuum of tremors in his or her routine daily life,” says FAU’s Behnaz Ghoraani. She has developed an algorithm that may solve that problem.

The algorithm continuously monitors Parkinson’s patients wearing sensors and measures their tremors while they freely move around in their natural environments. This method can measure the full spectrum of tremor changes over time. “The method… will provide clinicians with vital information to effectively manage and treat their patients with this disorder,” adds FAU’s Stella Batalama.

• Behnaz Ghoraani
• Stella Batalama