Inertial Sensor Algorithms to Characterize Turning in Neurological Patients With Turn Hesitations

Background: One difficulty in turning algorithm design for inertial sensors is detecting two discrete turns in the same direction, close in time. A second difficulty is under-estimation of turn angle due to short-duration hesitations by people with neurological disorders. We aimed to validate and de...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering Jg. 68; H. 9; S. 2615 - 2625
Hauptverfasser: Shah, Vrutangkumar V., Curtze, Carolin, Mancini, Martina, Carlson-Kuhta, Patricia, Nutt, John G., Gomez, Christopher M., El-Gohary, Mahmoud, Horak, Fay B., McNames, James
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York IEEE 01.09.2021
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Schlagworte:
Algorithms
Ataxia
Estimation
Foot
healthy controls (HC)
Inertial sensing devices
inertial sensors
Living conditions
mobility
Motion capture
Movement disorders
Neurodegenerative diseases
Neurological diseases
Optical filters
Optical sensors
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD)
Patients
Sensors
Signal processing algorithms
Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA)
Turning
ISSN:0018-9294, 1558-2531, 1558-2531
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Zusammenfassung:Background: One difficulty in turning algorithm design for inertial sensors is detecting two discrete turns in the same direction, close in time. A second difficulty is under-estimation of turn angle due to short-duration hesitations by people with neurological disorders. We aimed to validate and determine the generalizability of a: I. Discrete Turn Algorithm for variable and sequential turns close in time and II: Merged Turn Algorithm for a single turn angle in the presence of hesitations. Methods: We validated the Discrete Turn Algorithm with motion capture in healthy controls (HC, n = 10) performing a spectrum of turn angles. Subsequently, the generalizability of the Discrete Turn Algorithm and associated, Merged Turn Algorithm were tested in people with Parkinson's disease (PD, n = 124), spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA, n = 51), and HC ( n = 125). Results: The Discrete Turn Algorithm shows improved agreement with optical motion capture and with known turn angles, compared to our previous algorithm by El-Gohary et al. The Merged Turn algorithm that merges consecutive turns in the same direction with short hesitations resulted in turn angle estimates closer to a fixed 180-degree turn angle in the PD, SCA, and HC subjects compared to our previous turn algorithm. Additional metrics were proposed to capture turn hesitations in PD and SCA. Conclusion: The Discrete Turn Algorithm may be particularly useful to characterize turns when the turn angle is unknown, i.e., during free-living conditions. The Merged Turn algorithm is recommended for clinical tasks in which the single-turn angle is known, especially for patients who hesitate while turning.
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ISSN:0018-9294
1558-2531
1558-2531
DOI:10.1109/TBME.2020.3037820