This stick-on patch could keep tabs on stroke patients at home
Motion sensors track speech and swallowing patterns
By
Maria Temming
4:00pm, February 17, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas — Stretchy sensors that stick to the throat could track the long-term recovery of stroke survivors.
These new Band-Aid‒shaped devices contain motion sensors that detect muscle movement and vocal cord vibrations. That sensor data could help doctors diagnose and monitor the effectiveness of certain treatments for post-stroke conditions like difficulty swallowing or talking, researchers reported February 17 in a news conference at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Up to 65 percent of stroke survivors have trouble swallowing, and about a third of survivors have trouble carrying on conversations.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wearable-sensor-patch-stroke-patients
