Visual Displacement Perception in Parkinson's Disease Analyzed Using a Computer-Generated Graphical Tool

Matthew Bernardinis, Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Mandar Jog, Rajni V. Patel

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Abstract

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is typically classified by the onset of motor impairments, however, non-motor symptoms are also present in all disease stages. Vision abnormalities contribute to the non-motor PD deficits, yet little research has studied how PD affects visual perceptions with no produced motor responses. This provides motivation for the current study which focuses on examining allocentric visual displacement perception - information used for object identification - in PD patients. To study this PD participants OFF and ON Levodopa therapy, and age-matched healthy control participants were tested. A modular graphics toolbox was implemented to carry out the perceptual testing. Individuals with PD were shown to have impairments in displacement perception of the larger tested magnitudes when both OFF and ON Levodopa compared to control participants, suggesting impairments in visual displacement processing pathways. These abnormalities could contribute to difficulties some PD patients have with visual recognition and visuospatial navigation. Furthermore, the study validated the graphical tool as a means of quantifying perceptual abilities that can be expanded to many perceptual modalities and paired with robotic devices.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2748-2751
Number of pages4
Volume2018
ISBN (Electronic)9781538636466
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 26 2018
Event40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018 - Honolulu, United States
Duration: Jul 18 2018Jul 21 2018

Publication series

NameAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
ISSN (Print)2375-7477

Other

Other40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period7/18/187/21/18

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Computers
  • Humans
  • Levodopa/therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Parkinson Disease/complications
  • Vision Disorders/diagnosis
  • Vision Tests
  • Vision, Ocular
  • Visual Perception

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Health Informatics
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Biomedical Engineering

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