%A Darbin,Olivier %A Gubler,Coral %A Naritoku,Dean %A Dees,Daniel %A Martino,Anthony %A Adams,Elizabeth %D 2016 %J Frontiers in Human Neuroscience %C %F %G English %K Center of pressure,oscillations,irregularity,Dispertion,Self-reported symptoms,fall,movement disorders. %Q %R 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00431 %W %L %M %P %7 %8 2016-August-30 %9 Original Research %+ Olivier Darbin,Department of Neurology, University of South Alabama,Mobile, AL, USA,olivieredarbin@gmail.com %+ Olivier Darbin,Division of System Neurophysiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences,Okazaki, Japan,olivieredarbin@gmail.com %+ Olivier Darbin,Animal Resource Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham, AL, USA,olivieredarbin@gmail.com %+ Olivier Darbin,Vestibular Research, University of South Alabama,Mobile, AL, USA,olivieredarbin@gmail.com %+ Elizabeth Adams,Vestibular Research, University of South Alabama,Mobile, AL, USA,eadams@southalabama.edu %+ Elizabeth Adams,Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama,Mobile, AL, USA,eadams@southalabama.edu %# %! Cost effective balance-based screening for PD %* %< %T Parkinsonian Balance Deficits Quantified Using a Game Industry Board and a Specific Battery of Four Paradigms %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00431 %V 10 %0 JOURNAL ARTICLE %@ 1662-5161 %X This study describes a cost-effective screening protocol for parkinsonism based on combined objective and subjective monitoring of balance function. Objective evaluation of balance function was performed using a game industry balance board and an automated analyses of the dynamic of the center of pressure in time, frequency, and non-linear domains collected during short series of stand up tests with different modalities and severity of sensorial deprivation. The subjective measurement of balance function was performed using the Dizziness Handicap Inventory questionnaire. Principal component analyses on both objective and subjective measurements of balance function allowed to obtained a specificity and selectivity for parkinsonian patients (vs. healthy subjects) of 0.67 and 0.71 respectively. The findings are discussed regarding the relevance of cost-effective balance-based screening system as strategy to meet the needs of broader and earlier screening for parkinsonism in communities with limited access to healthcare.