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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
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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.
© 2023 Parkinson’s Foundation (Australia)
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).
