Conduct Neurologic Assessments at Home

Screen shot of app used in clinical trials for MS

 

Our app replicates neurologic testing that neurologists administer in their offices. In-office neurological assessments are time-consuming, time-sensitive, and most often, require a considerable wait time to schedule an appointment with a qualified specialist to conduct the examination.

BeCare Link offers an alternative: remote, ongoing monitoring of your condition. With our mobile app, you can conduct assessments at home.

Here’s how BeCare Link works:

  1. Download the app from one of  the app store. (Go to Google Play or the App Store.)
  2. Register and fill out a questionnaire about your medical history. The history covers your Neurologic Symptoms, Treatments, Relapses, and Other Medical Treatment.
  3. Answer questions about your Quality of Life, Happiness, and Mental Health over the past 2 weeks.
  4. Play the game-like activities on your mobile phone.

 

Watch the demos of each of the activities below.

Decode a message using a decoding key. Numbers 1 to 9 are paired with a series of symbols. Tap the symbol in the key that matches the number at the top of the screen.  Repeat 3 times.

Measures: 

Motor speed, information processing speed

Similar In-Office Clinical Test:

Finger tapping

You are presented with two animals. After a few seconds, one of the animals disappears, and you are shown a few animals and asked to choose the image that disappeared.

Measures:

Short term memory, cognition

Similar In-Office Clinical Test:

Recall at end of exam of three words provided and spoken early in the exam.

Drag the tiger along a curvy path to the finish line. Repeat the activity 3 times with each hand using your index finger.

Measures:

Cerebellar function

Similar In-Office Test:

Finger to nose

You will see a series of 10 words in written in different colors. Tap on the ribbon that matches the color of the text, not the color that you read. Use the index finger of your dominant hand.

Measures:

Cognition, information processing speed

Similar In-Office Clinical Test:

Stroop Neuropsychological Screening Test

Collect coins that appear on different places on the screen by tapping the coins as quickly as possible. This will be repeated three times with each hand.

Measures:

Fine motor skills

Similar In-Office Clinical Test:

Finger tapping

You will see and hear a short phrase, and then you type the phrase using a special keyboard. Use your dominant index finger to perform this activity

Measures:

Cognition, language, fine motor skills

Similar In-Office Clinical Test:

Typing out audio phrases

The device oscillator produces different vibrations patterns. You hold your phone in one hand and use your index finger on the other hand to press the button “Vibration Change” when you detect a change. 

Measures:

Sensory

Similar In-Office Clinical Test:

Vibration Sense Test using a tuning fork

There are two tests for this activity. First, you are asked to compare two patterns or textures and indicate if the two images are the same. The second test presents numbers inside a colorful textured pattern. You need to identify the embedded number to assess your color vision.

Measures:

Ability to receive, transmit, and process visual information

Similar In-Office Clinical Test:

Pattern recognition/ Ishihara Test