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Parkinson's diagnosis and monitoring using KeySense
First symptoms of Parkinson's
KeySense - Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease
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Diagnosing Early Parkinson’s Disease

Do you suspect that you or a loved one may have Parkinson’s Disease? It’s the second-most common neuro- degenerative disease in the over-60’s, but people may have it for up to a decade before it is diagnosed. KeySense ® provides a simple, free screening test that you can do on your own computer in just a few minutes, and it’s been used by tens of thousands of people.

The Problem

The problem with Parkinson’s (PD) is that the early symptoms are often subtle, varied and ill-defined. And even though most people think that hand tremor is one indicator, that’s often not so - there is more than one type of tremor, and the most common type is completely unrelated to Parkinson’s Disease! Until now there has not been any definitive diag- nostic test for the disease, and diagnosis has relied on close observation of your movement features, in conjunction with a range of other potential indicators. Unfortunately first-line medical practitioners such as GP’s don’t have the specialized training and have a quite high misdiagnosis rate of PD - they don’t pick it up in more than 25% of cases and so it can continue undiagnosed for many years. This isn’t a criticism of GP’s at all - early diag- nosis relies on having extensive specialized experience of PD. Neurologists have that expertise, but you need to be referred to them first. This often becomes a real Catch-22 situation in practice.
But why is getting an assessment impor- tant? You are probably visiting this website because you (or a family member) are concerned - it may be a niggling worry about having some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s or you may have already discussed things with a medical practi- tioner. In any event, being able to establish with more certainty whether or not you may have the disease will itself take away some of the stress (and potentially get you started on medication to reduce the effects of the disease).

The KeySense Solution

Since Parkinson’s is primarily a disease which affects movement, the KeySense approach is to assess the movement of your hands and fingers, which is where typing comes into the equation. As you type, it is possible for us to analyze your keystrokes down to millisecond accu- racy, and use a suite of AI techniques to assess the cadence and rhythm of your typing. In someone with early Parkinson’s, the finger movement patterns are different to those of people without the disease.
KeySense is based on proven science and involved research studies with many thou- sands of typing samples. The methodology has been scientifically peer reviewed and the results have been extensively validated. See what others say about KeySense here

Do I need to be a good typist to do

the assessment?

Not at all. The KeySense techniques don’t care about how quickly you type or how many mistakes you make. Even slow, two- finger typing is fine - we are mainly assessing the pattern of finger rhythms. We will ask you to transcribe a passage of text, then you will have the KeySense results immediately. The results are shown as scores across multiple movement attributes - it is not a pass/fail assessment or a diagnosis, but shows how you compare to others. Have a look at a sample report here
Parkinson's diagnosis See whether the way you type shows any indications of early Parkinson’s Disease. Less than a page is needed for immediate analysis, based on characteristics and rhythms in your typing.

GET STARTED NOW

See whether the way you type shows any indications of early Parkinson’s Disease. Less than a page is needed for immediate analysis, based on characteristics and rhythms in your typing. We don’t ask you for any personal details, so you remain completely anonymous.
Disclaimer: KeySense is just an assessment tool. It does not provide a medical diagnosis and the results can not be used as such. Only a medical practitioner can establish whether or not you actually have Parkinson’s Disease.
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Home-based detection & monitoring of Parkinson’s Disease
Do you suspect that you or a loved one may have Parkinson’s Disease? It’s the second-most common neurodegenerative disease in the over-60’s, but people may have it for up to a decade before it is diagnosed. KeySense provides a simple screening test that you can do on your own computer in just a few minutes. The Problem The problem with Parkinson’s is that the early symptoms are often subtle, vague and ill- defined. And even though most people think that hand tremor is one usual indicator, it’s not necessarily so - there is more than one type of tremor, and the most common is completely unrelated to Parkinson’s Disease! Until now there has been no definitive diagnostic test for the disease and diagnosis has relied on close observation of your movement features, in conjunc - tion with a range of other potential indicators. Unfortunately first-line medical practitioners such as GP’s don’t have the specialized training and have had a quite high misdiagnosis rate of Parkinson’s - they don’t pick it up in more than 25% of cases and so it can continue undiagnosed for many years. This isn’t a criticism of GP’s at all - early diagnosis relies on having extensive specialized experience and is often quite difficult. Neurologists have that exper - tise, but you need to be referred to them first. Often a real Catch-22 situation in practice.

The KeySense Solution

Since Parkinson’s is primarily a disease which affects movement, the KeySense approach is to assess the movement of your hands and fingers, which is where typing comes into the equation. As you type, it is possible for us to analyze your keystrokes down to millisecond accuracy, and use a suite of AI techniques to assess the cadence and rhythm of your typing. In someone with early Parkinson’s, the patterns are different to those of people without the disease. KeySense is based on proven science and the methodology has been extensively validated. But why is getting an assessment important? You are probably visiting this website because you (or a family member) are concerned - it may be a niggling worry about having some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s or you may have already discussed things with a medical practitioner. In any event, being able to establish with more certainty whether or not you may have the disease will itself take away some of the stress (and potentially get you started on medi - cation to reduce the effects of the disease).
GET STARTED NOW See whether the way you type shows any indications of early Parkinson’s Disease. Less than a page is needed for immediate analysis, based on characteristics and rhythms in your typing.  YOU NEED TO BE USING A DEVICE WITH A PHYSICAL KEYBOARD THOUGH. SO GO TO A LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER & RE-VISIT WWW.PARKINSONS-RESEARCH.ORG It’s completely free and you remain entirely anonymous. KeySense The world’s first screening test for Parkinson’s   2021 PARKINSON’S FOUNDATION (AUSTRALIA)