Neurology

Cardiio App - Heart Rate Monitor (EN)

TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone Application (Apple).
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for the general public.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Uses the phone camera to measure pulse with an associated app to track data. Has a free and a Pro paid version.

DIGICOG-MS (EN)

by AISM Foundation

TYPE OF TOOL: Mobile app.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and clients (in Italy).
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a digital self-assessment system of cognitive functioning most affected by MS, such as information processing speed, verbal and visuospatial memory, and language.  

Glove Rehabilitation Application for Stroke Patients (GRASP) (EN)

TYPE OF TOOL: Modified SaeboGlove for home VR use.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for stroke patients.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Incorporates the SaeboVR software using Kinect-based motion capture to allow virtual practice of IADLs while patient is at home. Can be used both asynchronous and synchronous with telerehabilitation.

Identification and description of telerehabilitation assessments for individuals with neurological conditions: A scoping review (EN)

by O'Neil, J., Barnes, K., Donnelly, E.M. et. al.
June 22, 2023

TYPE OF TOOL: Scoping Review.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A scoping review of outcome measures used to remotely assess the motor function and participation in people with neurological conditions.  

Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) (EN)

TYPE OF TOOL: Motion detection technology.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides clinicians and researchers the ability to measure client movements non-invasively. This technology has recently been adapted with the goal of securing elderly people by monitoring for falls.

Management Information and Decision Support Epilepsy Tool (MINDSET) (EN)

TYPE OF TOOL: Tablet based APP.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians working with people with epilepsy.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a tablet-based decision aid for use in an outpatient healthcare setting to assist both patients and health care providers in assessing the patient’s epilepsy self-management behaviours relating to seizures, medications, and lifestyle.

Modified Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Assessment for Telerehabilitation (tUEFMA) (EN)

TYPE OF TOOL: Clinical assessment.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A modified version of the upper extremity portion of the FM (tUEFMA), created for telerehabilitation. The second evidence article contains a Spanish translation.

mUPDRS: Modified Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (EN)

A modified version of the motor UPDRS that can be used for remote assessments of patients and research participants.

Remote sensors to monitor Parkinson’s Disease (EN)

This article describes how using remote sensors can facilitate assessment in Parkinson’s Disease.

Spasticity outpatient evaluation via telemedicine (EN)

This article provides a framework for conducting a virtual spasticity assessment via telemedicine, including tips on how to conduct a person-centered virtual examination assessment and how to document goals related to the virtual assessment.

STEGA (Standardized Tracing Evaluation and Grapheme Assessment) (EN)

by Platform STL

TYPE OF TOOL: An iPad app using Apple Pencil.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for children.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A tool for rapid quantitative assessment of fine motor control and handwriting.

The Spastic-App (EN)

TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone Application.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for doctors and clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a tool to support clinicians and stroke patients in the early detection of spasticity. Originally developed in Dutch.

The Virtual Neurologic Exam - Instruction (EN)

This assessment outlines features of the neurologic examination that can be performed virtually through telemedicine platforms. It includes instructional videos and guidance for the COVID-19 era and beyond.

webEDSS: Online version of the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EN)

A novel web-based assessment to capture disease progression in Multiple Sclerosis