Abstract:
The biometric method which is involved with
defining pattern of movement of human limbs is called Gait.
Though gait has a fixed rhythmic pattern, in case of people
who are affected with neurological disease such as- Parkinson's
disease (PD) the gait pattern gets distorted from normal gait
pattern. In this paper, temporal variables of gait cycles are
analyzed to determine the deficit in the gait cycle in PD
patients. Gait cycle of 10 PD patients and 10 Controlled
subjects are examined in this paper. A comparative analysis
was done in respect of temporal variables such as- Single Limb
Support Time and Double Limb Support Time. From the
examination and investigation, it is apparent that the temporal
factors of the gait cycle of PD patients are sufficiently changed
in regard to the controlled subjects, all the more explicitly PD
patients invest more energy in the two limbs than a single limb
of a gait cycle which is absolutely in switch of the controlled
subject.
