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PARKSERVICE is a new telemedical application combining home-based support for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and a PD-specific walking aid which uses a strategy known as visual cueing. PD is estimated to affect 100-180 per 100,000 of the population (with most surveys favoring the higher estimate) and has an annual incidence of 4-20 per 100,000[1],[2]. Taking a population of approximately 450M citizens this implies 450,000-900,000 people with PD (PWP) in the EU. PD is a progressive, incurable neurological disease resulting in depletion of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain. Currently all therapy is symptomatic and primarily based on pharmacological enhancement of dopamine levels via the drug levadopa. | MEDICAL AND CARE COMPUNETICS 3 Studies in Health Technology and Informatics This book series was started in 1990 to promote research conducted under the auspices of the EC programmes Advanced Informatics in Medicine AIM and Biomedical and Health Research BHR bioengineering branch. A driving aspect of international health informatics is that telecommunication technology rehabilitative technology intelligent home technology and many other components are moving together and form one integrated world of information and communication media. The complete series has been accepted in Medline. Volumes from 2005 onwards are available online. Series Editors Dr. . Christensen Prof. G. de Moor Prof. A. Famili Prof. A. Hasman Prof. L. Hunter Dr. I. Iakovidis Dr. Z. Kolitsi Mr. O. Le Dour Dr. A. Lymberis Prof. . Niederer Prof. A. Pedotti Prof. O. Rienhoff Prof. . Roger France Dr. N. Rossing Prof. N. Saranummi Dr. . Siegel Dr. P. Wilson Prof. . Hovenga Prof. . Musen and Prof. J. Mantas Volume 121 Recently published in this series Vol. 120. V. Hernandez I. Blanquer T. Solomonides V. Breton and Y. Legré Eds. Challenges and Opportunities of HealthGrids - Proceedings of Healthgrid 2006 Vol. 119. . Westwood . Haluck . Hoffman . Mogel R. Phillips . Robb and . Vosburgh Eds. Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 14 - Accelerating Change in Healthcare Next Medical Toolkit Vol. 118. . Bushko Ed. Future of Intelligent and Extelligent Health Environment Vol. 117. . Nugent . McCullagh . McAdams and A. Lymberis Eds. Personalised Health Management Systems - The Integration of Innovative Sensing Textile Information and Communication Technologies Vol. 116. R. Engelbrecht A. Geissbuhler C. Lovis and G. Mihalas Eds. Connecting Medical Informatics and Bio-Informatics - Proceedings of MIE2005 Vol. 115. N. Saranummi D. Piggott . Katehakis M. Tsiknakis and K. Bernstein Eds. Regional Health Economies and ICT Services Vol. 114. L. Bos S. Laxminarayan and A. .