How metadata can support the study of neurological disorders: An application to the alzheimer’s disease

Abstract

This paper deals with the analysis of neurological disorders. In particular we focus on the potentialities of metadata to support the analysis process. We focus on the analysis of the Alzheimer disease and we show how computer-based analysis of metadata associated with clinical observations may help doctors in understanding clinical stages of a patient. We also introduce a general framework than can help in understanding the hypothetical course of the disease by simulating degeneration of the patient by metadata alteration.