Design of a neuromuscular disorders diagnostic system using human movement analysis

Abstract

This communication summarizes the outcome of our research program on the design of a diagnostic system for neuromuscular disorders based on the analysis of human movement using the Kinematic Theory of Rapid Human Movements. Herein, this design problem is split in sub-problems which are then described. The solutions adopted at each design step are explained. As an example of application, typical results obtained so far for the assessment of the most important modifiable risk factors of brain stroke (diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, cardiac problems, and cigarette smoking) are reported by the means of the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC).