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Dynamic Digital Biomarkers of Motor and Cognitive Function in Parkinson's Disease
Published on: July 24, 2019
Art produced by a patient with Parkinson's disease
Anjan Chatterjee1, Roy H Hamilton, Prin X Amorapanth
1Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Anjan@mail.med.upenn.edu
Abstract:
Artists with neurological diseases sometimes produce remarkably appealing art. Here we present the art of a patient with Parkinson's disease, who demonstrated remarkable creativity and productivity well into the course of his disease. Despite his manifest motor impairments, he produced paintings and drawings with fluid sinuous movements. He also became preoccupied with his art in an unprecedented way, raising the possibility that his disease and medications were contributing to his creative drive.
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