EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL FIBER-OPTIC ACCELEROMETER FOR THE QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF REST TREMOR IN PARKINSONIAN PATIENTS

Luigi Battista, Andrea Scorza, Salvatore Andrea Sciuto

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