A Telemedicine System for monitoring abnormal tremor in patients with Parkinson's disease !!

I came across this article today and thought that it is really interesting since it focuses on a new telemedicine instrument that is used for remote evaluation of tremor.  Rest tremor is the most common symptom of Parkinson's disease but the severity of tremors can vary during the day and so it is not reliable for patients to self assess the severity of this symptom at home. In this article, they have developed a wireless tremor monitoring system that consists of personal digital assistant and wireless communication technology for home monitoring of patients with Parkinson's disease.

  

This telemedicine primarily consists of the mobile unit and the hospital unit. The mobile unit (PDA) is located around the patient in order to obtain patient's tremor data as well as to collect medical recommendations whereas the hospital unit is set up for the medical team to monitor the patient's state and to send medical recommendations. The transmission between mobile unit and hospital unit is simply done by using TCP/IP protocol and if the central PC and the mobile unit are in the same room then the communication can be simply accomplished by connecting a USB cable between the central PC and the mobile unit. 

From my perspective, this is really a good addition to healthcare system since it can be used for home monitoring of patients with Parkinson's disease. In addition, treatment for other diseases like multiple sclerosis, stroke, traumatic brain injury can be benefited by home tremor monitoring solutions. 

For more details, the article can be accessed through the following link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3042428/pdf/1475-925X-10-14.pdf