ArticleFrontiers in neurology2017
Continuous Monitoring of Essential Tremor Using a Portable System Based on Smartwatch.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Botulinum Toxin Efficacy in Upper Limb Tremor: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026Pooled it
- Movement Disorders and Smart Wrist Devices: A Comprehensive Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Afferent Patterned Stimulation Therapy for Essential Tremor: A Randomized Pragmatic Clinical Trial.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Trial
- Prospective Home-use Study on Non-invasive Neuromodulation Therapy for Essential Tremor.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Trial
- A Stand-Alone Wearable Measurement System for Continuous Hand Tremor Monitoring.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Essential Tremor and Digital Biomarkers: A Scoping Review Using the TRACE Framework to Map Readiness for Clinical Trials and Routine Practice.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Upper limb intention tremor assessment: opportunities and challenges in wearable technology.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Wearable Accelerometer and Gyroscope Sensors for Estimating the Severity of Essential Tremor.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2024Article
- Development of a New Wearable Device for the Characterization of Hand Tremor.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- 3D morphable systems via deterministic microfolding for vibrational sensing, robotic implants, and reconfigurable telecommunication.Science advances · 2022Article
- Continuous Monitoring of Essential Tremor: Standards and Challenges.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2022Article
- Wearable sensors during drawing tasks to measure the severity of essential tremor.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A Study on Consumers' Visual Image Evaluation of Wrist Wearables.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Digital Technology in Movement Disorders: Updates, Applications, and Challenges.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021Review
- Quantifying Tremor in Essential Tremor Using Inertial Sensors-Validation of an Algorithm.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2021Article
- Quantitative measures of postural tremor at the upper limb joints in patients with essential tremor.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2020Article
- Transcutaneous Afferent Patterned Stimulation Therapy Reduces Hand Tremor for One Hour in Essential Tremor Patients.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
- Accelerating Health Data Sharing: A Solution Based on the Internet of Things and Distributed Ledger Technologies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- Biomechanical System Versus Observational Rating Scale for Parkinson's Disease Tremor Assessment.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Could Wearable and Mobile Technology Improve the Management of Essential Tremor?Frontiers in neurology · 2018Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionEssential tremor (ET) shows amplitude fluctuations throughout the day, presenting challenges in both clinical and treatment monitoring. Tremor severity is currently evaluated by validated rating scales, which only provide a timely and subjective assessment during a clinical visit. Motor sensors have shown favorable performances in quantifying tremor objectively.
methodsA new highly portable system was used to monitor tremor continuously during daily lives. It consists of a smartwatch with a triaxial accelerometer, a smartphone, and a remote server. An experiment was conducted involving eight ET patients. The average effective data collection time per patient was 26 (±6.05) hours. Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTMTRS) was adopted as the gold standard to classify tremor and to validate the performance of the system. Quantitative analysis of tremor severity on different time scales is validated.
resultsSignificant correlations were observed between neurologist's FTMTRS and patient's FTMTRS auto-assessment scores (
conclusionThis study demonstrates the feasibility of prolonged and continuous monitoring of tremor severity during daily activities by a highly portable non-restrictive system, a useful tool to analyze efficacy and effectiveness of treatment.
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