A mobile application named HLTapper was designed for Android mobile phones to collect
and assess real‐time alternating finger tapping movement data such as mean tapping …

Objectives The rapid finger-tapping test (RFT) is an important method for clinical evaluation
of movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD). In clinical practice, the naked …

Background Most studies of smartphone-based assessments of motor symptoms in
Parkinson's disease (PD) focused on gait, tremor or speech. Studies evaluating …

A series of forearm pronation and supination motor tasks (FPSMT) has been developed to
quantitatively assess various primary motor symptoms such as resting tremor, bradykinesia …

The purpose of this study was to develop a finger taps acceleration measurement system for
the quantitative diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The system was composed of two 3-axis …

Background Classification of parkinsonian symptoms, including tremor and bradykinesia,
require the application of validated clinical rating scales which are inherently subjective. In …

The aim of this study is to propose a practical smartphone-based tool to accurately assess
upper limb tremor in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. The tool uses signals from the …

Mobile technology is opening a wide range of opportunities for transforming the standard of
care for chronic disorders. Using smartphones as tools for longitudinally tracking symptoms …

Tapping tasks have the potential to distinguish between ON–OFF fluctuations in Parkinson's
disease (PD) possibly aiding assessment of medication status in e-diaries and research …

Objective The worldwide prevalence of Parkinson's disease is increasing. There is urgent
need for new tools to objectively measure the condition. Existing methods to record the …