Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2016 Nominee

Parkinson's Disease Management System


Description

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It is one of neurological disorder that there is no specific test exists to diagnose. In occasional cases, the doctors may suggest surgery to regulate certain regions of the brain to improve health.
Studying the symptoms, current clinical methods of diagnosing, and focusing on the proposed methods of diagnosing motion related disorders in people, we presented a technological solution to diagnose Parkinson’s disease more accurately in its early stages by performing different (motion) tests of the patient according to the UPDRS through Kinect V-2 sensor powered by Microsoft.

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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C7. E-health 2016
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Coverage
  • Pakistan

Status

Completed

Start date

01 January 2015

End date

20 December 2016


Entity name

NED University of Engineering and Technology

Entity country—type

Pakistan Government

Entity website

http://www.neduet.edu.pk/

Partners

Rabea Tahir Shaher Bano Maseera Tehareem Asma Afza