PERFORM: A platform for monitoring and management of chronic neurodegenerative diseases: The Parkinson and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis case

In this work we present a system for the monitoring and management of neurodegenerative diseases, such as the Parkinson´s Disease (PD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The purpose of the system is to monitor patient´s motor symptoms, and assist the clinician in the evaluation of both the current patient status and the disease progression. The system progresses one step further and suggests appropriate patient treatment changes, based on previously stored or accumulated medical knowledge. In this work, we focus on the description of the wearable platforms used to monitor the patient motor status at the patient´s environment.