IEEE J Biomed Health Inform
June 2024
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that can cause a significant impairment in physical and cognitive functions. Gait disturbances are also reported as a symptom of AD. Previous works have used Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to analyze data provided by motion sensors that monitor Alzheimer's patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this research is to identify the stage of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients through the use of mobility data and deep learning models. This process facilitates the monitoring of the disease and allows actions to be taken in order to provide the optimal treatment and the prevention of complications.
Materials And Methods: We employed data from 35 patients with AD collected by smartphones for a week in a daycare center.