Voice analysis in Parkinson’s disease - a systematic literature review

Abstract

Background and aim:

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease. It is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, which can influence the control over the illness. Therefore, the possibility of diagnosing Parkinson’s disease at an earlier stage, and possibly prognosticate it, could be an advantage. Given this, a literature review that covers current studies in the field is relevant.

Methods:

The aim of this study is to present a systematic literature review in which the models used for the diagnosis and prognosis of Parkinson’s disease through voice and speech assessment are elucidated. Three databases were consulted to obtain the studies between 2019 and 2023: SienceDirect, IEEE Xplore and ACM Library .

Results:

One hundred and six studies were considered eligible, considering the definition of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The vast majority of these studies (94.34%) focus on diagnosing the disease, while the remainder (11.32%) focus on prognosis.

Conclusion:

Voice analysis for the diagnosis and prognosis of Parkinson’s disease using machine learning techniques can be achieved, with very satisfactory performance results, like is demonstrated in this systematic literature review.