Objective

Ait to improve the quality of life of patients with Quadriplegia in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Backround

 Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system that results in demyelination of the nerve fibers. As a consequence, there is a deterioration in the health of people with the disorder, particularly in areas associated with responses dependent upon the functioning of the central nervous system. Depending upon the site of the demyelinization, there may be deterioration in the cognitive or emotional functioning or in the level of mobility. Because the progress of the disease is unpredictable, the illness results in a wide range of levels of disability, and the sufferer is uncertain about the future course of the illness. The onset of the illness may be acute or gradual, there may be relapses followed by periods of remission, or there may be a progressive deterioration in health (McCabe and McKern, 2002.).  MS is potentially a progressive disease of the central nervous system that leads to life-long disabilities and impacting the productivity of individuals affected and patient and family quality of life. Many patients with multiple sclerosis enter a progressive phase of the disease one to two decades after onset. Common neurological manifestations include vision impairment, loss of coordination and balance, fatigue, pain, bladder dysfunction, cognitive dysfunction, numbness, weakness, and mood changes. The estimated overall prevalence in Saudi Arabia was found to be 40.4/100,000 according to AlJumah, et al. (AlJumah, et al. 2020.)

The Idea

The Eye Movement Tracking Sensor system is linked to an automated robot that receives commands from a computer, that system is installed on eyeglasses that detect and translate each eye blink into a language that the robot implement

Presentation

References

McCabe, M. P., & McKern, S. (2002). Quality of Life and Multiple Sclerosis: Comparison Between People with Multiple Sclerosis and People from the General Population. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 9(4), 287–295. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020734901150

Confavreux, C., Vukusic, S., Moreau, T., & Adeleine, P. (2000). Relapses and Progression of Disability in Multiple Sclerosis. New England Journal of Medicine, 343(20), 1430–1438. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM200011163432001

AlJumah, M., Bunyan, R., Al Otaibi, H., Al Towaijri, G., Karim, A., Al Malik, Y., Kalakatawi, M., Alrajeh, S., Al Mejally, M., Algahtani, H., Almubarak, A., Cupler, E., Alawi, S., Qureshi, S., Nahrir, S., Almalki, A., Alhazzani, A., Althubaiti, I., Alzahrani, N., … Al-Jedai, A. (2020). Rising prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Saudi Arabia, a descriptive study. BMC Neurology, 20(1), 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-1629-3