Eye tracking assessment of Parkinson's disease: a clinical retrospective analysis.

Autor: ŞtefŞnescu E; Department of Neuroscience, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.; RoNeuro Institute for Neurological Research and Diagnostic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Strilciuc Ş; RoNeuro Institute for Neurological Research and Diagnostic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.; Research Center for Functional Genomics, Biomedicine, and Translational Medicine, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Chelaru VF; Department of Neuroscience, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.; RoNeuro Institute for Neurological Research and Diagnostic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Chira D; Department of Neuroscience, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.; RoNeuro Institute for Neurological Research and Diagnostic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Mureşanu D; Department of Neuroscience, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.; RoNeuro Institute for Neurological Research and Diagnostic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of medicine and life [J Med Life] 2024 Mar; Vol. 17 (3), pp. 360-367.
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2024-0270
Abstrakt: Parkinson's disease (PD) presents a significant clinical challenge due to its profound motor and cognitive impacts. Early diagnosis is crucial for implementing effective, stage-based treatment strategies. Recently, eye-tracking technology has emerged as a promising tool for the non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring of various neurological disorders, including PD. This retrospective study analyzed eye-tracking parameters, specifically visually-guided saccades (VGS), in PD patients within a clinical setting. We reviewed eye-tracking data from 62 PD patients, focusing on eye movement performance in horizontal and vertical VGS tasks. Our findings revealed significant correlations between demographic profiles, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores, pattern recognition, and spatial working memory tests with saccadic performance in PD patients. Despite the retrospective nature of the study, our results support the potential of eye-tracking technology as a valuable diagnostic tool in PD assessment and monitoring. Future research should prioritize longitudinal studies and more comprehensive assessments to further understand and enhance the clinical application of eye-tracking in PD.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
(© 2024 by the authors.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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