Quantitative Evaluation of the Use of Actigraphy for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders. (19th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pan, Weidong; Song, Yu; Kwak, Shin; Yoshida, Sohei; Yamamoto, Yoshiharu
• Other Names: Zappia Mario Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Behavioural neurology. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-08-19
• Subjects: Neuropsychology -- Periodicals; Neuropsychiatry -- Periodicals; Cognitive neuroscience -- Periodicals; 616.8005
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/897282
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0953-4180

Abstract

Abstract : Quantitative and objective evaluation of disease severity and/or drug effect is necessary in clinical practice. Wearable accelerometers such as an actigraph enable long-term recording of a patient's movement during activities and they can be used for quantitative assessment of symptoms due to various diseases. We reviewed some applications of actigraphy with analytical methods that are sufficiently sensitive and reliable to determine the severity of diseases and disorders such as motor and nonmotor disorders like Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders, depression, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) for vascular dementia (VD), seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and stroke, as well as the effects of drugs used to treat them. We believe it is possible to develop analytical methods to assess more neurological or psychopathic disorders using actigraphy records.