Video-based analysis of the blink reflex in Parkinson’s disease patients

Autor: Talisa S. Jansen, Gökhan Güney, Bergita Ganse, Mariana H. G. Monje, Jörg B. Schulz, Manuel Dafotakis, Christoph Hoog Antink, Anne K. Braczynski
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BioMedical Engineering OnLine, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1475-925X
DOI: 10.1186/s12938-024-01236-w
Popis: Abstract We developed a video-based tool to quantitatively assess the Glabellar Tap Reflex (GTR) in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (iPD) as well as healthy age-matched participants. We also video-graphically assessed the effect of dopaminergic medication on the GTR in iPD patients, as well as the frequency and blinking duration of reflex and non-reflex blinks. The Glabellar Tap Reflex is a clinical sign seen in patients e.g. suffering from iPD. Reliable tools to quantify this sign are lacking. Methods: We recorded the GTR in 11 iPD patients and 12 healthy controls (HC) with a consumer-grade camera at a framerate of at least 180 images/s. In these videos, reflex and non-reflex blinks were analyzed for blink count and blinking duration in an automated fashion. Results: With our setup, the GTR can be extracted from high-framerate cameras using landmarks of the MediaPipe face algorithm. iPD patients did not habituate to the GTR; dopaminergic medication did not alter that response. iPD patients’ non-reflex blinks were higher in frequency and higher in blinking duration (width at half prominence); dopaminergic medication decreased the median frequency (Before medication—HC: p
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