| 摘要 |
<p>The apparatus for monitoring muscle contractions of a subject (for example as a check on epilepsy or Parkinson's disease) comprises: a first sensor arranged to be placed on a reference location on the body of a subject for sensing, over a prolonged period of time, a reference parameter derived from at least one of movement and electrical activity of the muscles of the body at the reference location; at least one further sensor arranged to be placed on a chosen location on a limb of a subject, for sensing, over a prolonged period of time, a monitoring parameter derived from at least one of movement and electrical activity of the muscles of the limb at the chosen location; comparison means for comparing the monitoring parameter with the reference parameter; and output means for producing an output by comparison of the monitoring parameter and the reference parameter, the output comprising either recorded data which provide a record of an epileptic event in the prolonged period of time or an alarm output after the prolonged period of time when the monitoring parameter is outside a predetermined range compared to the reference parameter.</p> |
