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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Neuroscience
  • Gerontology

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  • Dementia diagnosis relies on subtle cognitive and motor changes.
  • Early detection is critical for effective management and care.
  • Sensor technology offers new avenues for continuous motion monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review motion-based dementia detection methods.
  • To analyze sensor types, placements, tasks, features, and analytical approaches.
  • To identify research gaps and guide future studies in motion assessment for dementia.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of literature from January 2015 to May 2025.
  • Searched PubMed, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, and Scopus.
  • Included 23 articles focusing exclusively on motion-based dementia detection.

Main Results:

  • Various sensors (IMUs, pressure mats, cameras) and placements were used.
  • Motion tasks included gait, activities of daily living, and postural control.
  • Machine learning and statistical analyses were employed, showing motion features as sensitive dementia indicators.

Conclusions:

  • Motion-based assessments hold significant potential for dementia detection.
  • Standardization of methods is needed for improved reproducibility.
  • Future research should focus on large-scale data, multimodal integration, and explainable AI.