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SynthesisMovement disorders clinical practice2025

Computer Vision Technologies in Movement Disorders: A Systematic Review.

Pasquale Maria Pecoraro, Luca Marsili, Alberto J Espay, Matteo Bologna, Lazzaro di Biase

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Synthesis in Movement disorders clinical practice, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Pasquale Maria PecoraroOperative Research Unit of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6186-8020
Luca MarsiliJames J. and Joan A. Gardner Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Alberto J EspayJames J. and Joan A. Gardner Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-136X
Matteo BolognaDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0165-0833
Lazzaro di BiaseOperative Research Unit of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvaluation of movement disorders primarily relies on phenomenology. Despite refinements in diagnostic criteria, the accuracy remains suboptimal. Such a gap may be bridged by machine learning and video technology, which permit objective, quantitative, non-invasive motor analysis. Markerless automated video-analysis, namely Computer Vision, emerged as best suited for ecologically-valid assessment.

objectivesTo systematically review the application of Computer Vision for assessment, diagnosis, and monitoring of movement disorders.

methodsFollowing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, we searched Cochrane, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus databases for articles published between 1984 and September 2024. We used the following search strategy: ("video analysis" OR "computer vision") AND ("Parkinson's disease" OR "PD" OR "tremor" OR "dystonia" OR "parkinsonism" OR "progressive supranuclear palsy" OR "PSP" OR "multiple system atrophy" OR "MSA" OR "corticobasal syndrome" OR "CBS" OR "chorea" OR "ballism" OR "myoclonus" OR "Tourette's syndrome").

resultsOut of 1099 identified studies, 61 met inclusion criteria, and 10 additional studies were included based on authors' judgment. Parkinson's disease was the most investigated movement disorder, with gait as the prevalent motor task. OpenPose was the most used pose estimation software. Automated video-analysis consistently achieved diagnostic accuracies exceeding 80% across most movement disorders. For tremor, dystonia severity and tic detection, Computer Vision strongly aligned with accelerometery and clinical assessments.

conclusionsComputer Vision holds potential to provide non-invasive quantification of presence and severity of movement disorders. Heterogeneity in video settings, software usage, and definition of standardized guidelines for videorecording are challenges to be addressed for real-word applications.

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Movement DisordersHumansMachine LearningParkinson Diseasecomputer visionkinematic analysismachine learningmovement disordersquantitative analysis

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PMID40326633
PMCPMC12481449

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