Evaluation of the Personal KinetiGraph™ (PKG™) to Improve Insight Into Parkinson's Disease Status

"The Personal KinetiGraph™ (PKG™) Movement Recording System was developed by neurologists at the Melbourne-based Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. The product is manufactured and marketed by Global Kinetics (GKC).~The Personal KinetiGraph™ (PKG™) Movement Recording System consists of the following:~* A wrist-worn data logger designed to acquire data on the kinematics of movement disorder symptoms over a 6-10 day period.~* An application to configure the data logger and transfer the acquired data at the end of a recording.~* A series of algorithms that analyze the uploaded data, producing a report that is delivered to the clinician. The report contains objective data distinguishing the movement patterns consistent with tremor, bradykinesia, dyskinesia and immobility."