Preliminary Design and Research of Wearable Devices for Parkinson 's Disease

Abstract

A typical neurodegenerative condition is Parkinson's disease. Since no medication therapy will halt the progression of the disease, patients will eventually lose the ability to function and live a normal life. Generally, the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease mainly depends on the patient's Electroencephalogram(EEG) combined with Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography(CT) images. The disadvantage is that the cost of monitoring and maintenance of testing equipment is relatively high. And large, expensive equipment such as MRI and CT cannot be transported over long distances. Now with the development of wearable technology, portable wearable helmets can be used to diagnose and monitor Parkinson's disease. In this paper, by combining the existing research results of microwave scanning and wireless sensor networks, the preliminary design and research on this wearable device that may appear in the future have been carried out. This device can meet the needs of Parkinson 's disease diagnosis in areas where medical equipment is underdeveloped, and can also meet the needs of daily monitoring of Parkinson 's patients.