ePoster · Biomedical Engineering
Development of a novel VR-based system for quantitative assessment of freezing of gait in Parkinson disease
Shota Emoto, Kazuhide Seo, Toru Ishii, Kanako Abe, Masahito Miki, Toshimasa Yamamoto, Masayuki Hara · FENS Forum 2024
Gait disturbances in Parkinson's Disease (PD) are highly susceptible to changes in patients' surrounding environment. It is empirically known that the gait disturbances tend to become worse in environments with doors, obstacles, or narrow pathways, often causing freezing of gait (FoG). FoG is defined as a state in which the soles of the feet are experienced to be stuck to the floor, making it difficult for the patients to walk. FoG is a major cause of falls, yet it is often challenging to elicit this symptom in standard clinical examination rooms.The present study proposes a VR-based novel sys