Identification of electromyographic patterns of bradykinesia in patients with Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease characterized by rest tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia. Assessing the severity of these symptoms is typically done using the third part of the Movement Disorder Society-Sponsored Revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS III), relying on subjective evaluations by neurologists, which may lead to challenges in result interpretation. To address this issue, incorporation of surface electromyography (sEMG) in diagnostics.

Objectives

The aim of the study is to search for specific sEMG patterns that allow assessing the severity of bradykinesia.

Method

This case-control study involved 8 patients with PD at Hoehn & Yahr stages 2-3, and 7 healthy volunteers. sEMG was measured w

SUBMITTER: Kozulin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11620153 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature