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A simple computer based visual tracking device is presented which allows to measure different motor performances in Parkinsonian patients. The device uses a computer to drive the reference signal which is tracked by the thumb movements of the patient. The computer provides the signals for different tracking conditions, records the tracking performance and analyses the recorded data. Three examples are used to show how the device can be used to measure different Parkinsonian symptoms.
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Ein einfaches rechnergesteuertes Geraet fuer visuelle Verfolgungsaufgaben wird vorgestellt. Es erlaubt die Messung verschiedener motorischer Faehigkeiten von Parkinson-Patienten. Ein Rechner steuert ein Reterenzsignal, das durch Daumenbewegungen des Patienten verfolgt werden soll. Weiter kontrolliert der Rechner Stoerungen die die Verfolgung erschweren, registriert die Daumenbewegungen des Patienten und analysiert die so aufgenommenen Daten. Drei Beispiele zeigen die Messung einiger Symptome der Parkinsonschen Krankheit mit Hilfe des Geraetes.
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Hacisalihzade, S.S., Albani, C., Mueller, M.A. (1987). Measuring Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease with a tracking device. In: Möller, D.P.F. (eds) Erwin-Riesch Workshop: System Analysis of Biological Processes. Advances in System Analysis, vol 2. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-19445-3_21
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