Computer Vision and EMG-Based Handwriting Analysis for Classification in Parkinson's Disease

Handwriting analysis represents an important research area in different fields. From forensic science to graphology, the automatic dynamic and static analyses of handwriting tasks allow researchers to attribute the paternity of a signature to a specific person or to infer medical and psychological patients’ conditions. An emerging research field for exploiting handwriting analysis results is the one related to Neurodegenerative Diseases (NDs). Patients suffering from a ND are characterized by an abnormal handwriting activity since they have difficulties in motor coordination and a decline in cognition.

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