For patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, one of the greatest uncertainties is what comes next. Some people experience relatively mild symptoms for years. Others face a much steeper course marked by worsening movement problems, cognitive decline or both.
New research from the University of Miami suggests artificial intelligence may help identify patients at increased risk for rapid decline years before those changes become apparent. The study found that machine-learning models could predict which patients were more likely to experience significant cognitive or motor worsening over the following three to five years.
