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Dynamic Digital Biomarkers of Motor and Cognitive Function in Parkinson's Disease

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DWT-OEFS: discrete wavelet transform based optimized ensemble feature selection for Parkinson's disease severity

Sneha Agrawal¹, Satya Prakash Sahu¹

¹Department of Information Technology, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, India.

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Summary

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This study introduces an optimized ensemble method using signal processing and metaheuristic algorithms to accurately grade Parkinson's disease (PD) severity from gait data, achieving 98.56% accuracy.

Keywords:

Discrete wavelet transform (DWT)Gait data Metaheuristic optimization ensemble feature techniques Parkinson's disease SMOTETomek Weighted voting-based

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Computational Neuroscience
Signal Processing

Background:

Parkinson's disease (PD) significantly impairs motor function, particularly gait, necessitating accurate severity grading for effective management.
Current clinical grading relies on subjective assessments like the Hoehn & Yahr scale, which are experience-dependent.
Objective, data-driven methods are needed to complement or improve PD severity assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate an optimized ensemble metaheuristic-based feature selection framework for grading Parkinson's disease severity.
To enhance classification accuracy by utilizing gait vertical ground reaction force data from wearable sensors.
To address challenges like limited dataset size and class imbalance in PD research.

Main Methods:

Signal processing techniques, including Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), were applied to segment and extract 13 features from gait data.
Optimized Ensemble Feature Selection (OEFS) using Binary Grey Wolf Optimization, Binary Whale Optimization, and Binary Dragonfly algorithms was employed.
SMOTETomek was used to handle class imbalance, followed by classification using four leading classifiers and a weighted voting ensemble.

Main Results:

The proposed ensemble model achieved a maximum multiclass classification accuracy of 98.56% using weighted voting.
The optimized feature selection effectively reduced dimensionality and prevented the curse of dimensionality.
The approach demonstrated superior performance compared to existing models and individual classifiers.

Conclusions:

The developed framework provides an accurate and objective method for grading Parkinson's disease severity using gait analysis.
Ensemble metaheuristic feature selection combined with signal processing offers a robust solution for complex medical data analysis.
This approach has the potential to improve clinical decision-making and patient outcomes in Parkinson's disease management.