The study on a real-time remote monitoring system for Parkinson´s disease patients with deep brain stimulators

The Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) has become a well-accepted treatment for Parkinson´s disease patients around the world. However, postoperative care of the stimulators usually puts a heavy burden on the patients´ families, especially in China. To solve the problem, this study developed a real-time remote monitoring system for deep brain stimulators. Based on Internet technologies, the system offers remote adjustment service so that in vivo stimulators could be programmed at patients´ home by clinic caregivers. We tested the system on an experimental condition and the results have proved that this early exploration of remote monitoring deep brain stimulators was successful.