The Effect of Parkinson Kinetigraph Recordings on the Management and Outcome in Parkinson's Disease

With time most people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) develop fluctuations in motor symptoms in relation to medication intake. The prevalence may be both under and overestimated as it is based on history rather than observation. Patterns in fluctuations are difficult to determine and it has been demonstrated that every 30-minute diaries need to be kept for 10 days or more to safely represent fluctuation patterns. The Parkinson Kinetigraph (PKG) is an automated system that is carried passively and provides similar information after wearing the device for 6 days. Clinical experience is that most patients agree that results are representative to their experiences. It is not known if using the PKG routinely at any stage of PD will change management of the disease. The hypothesis of this study is that providing PKG information to neurologists will lead to a more active management that may improve outcome in PD patients.