PARKSERVICE: Home support and walking aid for people with Parkinson's disease.
PARKSERVICE is a telemedical application currently being validated in the EU. The objectives are to provide a combination of home clinical and social support for people with Parkinson's disease with a revolutionary walking aid that uses "visual cues" to enable improved mobility. Early results are presented and the outlook of home telemedicine and visual cueing for people with PD is discussed.
Delprato
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PARKAID Srl, Italy. uberto.delprato@parkaid.net
Greenlaw
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Cristaldi
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D003463:Cues; D005139:Eyeglasses; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007088:Illusions; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016730:Program Development; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D017216:Telemedicine; D014796:Visual Perception; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*