Title :
Application of filtering strategies to Multiple Sclerosis tremor: analysis of results
Author :
Avizzano, Carlo Alberto ; Bergamasco, Marco
Author_Institution :
PERCRO, Pisa
Abstract :
Intention tremor severely compromises everyday life tasks in patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson´s disease. We report the result of our investigation on the properties of Multiple Sclerosis tremor. We analysed the case of handwriting and the effects of filtering tremor with proper numerical systems. An index for the evaluation of movements has been proposed, its properties have been verified with healthy users and used for evaluating efficiency of filtering on Multiple Sclerosis patients. The achieved results have been applied in the development of some technological aids for assisting therapist and patients in their work/life
Keywords :
diseases; filtering theory; force feedback; haptic interfaces; patient rehabilitation; Multiple Sclerosis tremor; filtering strategies; handwriting; healthy users; intention tremor; movements evaluation; patients; therapist; Damping; Filtering; Frequency; Magnetic separation; Motion analysis; Multiple sclerosis; Optical filters; Optical noise; Parkinson´s disease; Tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Robot and Human Interaction, 1999. RO-MAN '99. 8th IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5841-4
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.1999.900349
