Monitoring a condition of a subject
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1. Apparatus for monitoring a clinical condition of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
- a motion sensor configured to monitor the subject without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing, and to generate a signal in response thereto; and
a control unit, configured to;
analyze the signal,in response to the analyzing, (a) identify a sleep stage of the subject, and (b) identify a clinical parameter of the subject in the identified sleep stage,monitor the clinical condition, by comparing the clinical parameter to a baseline clinical parameter for the identified sleep stage, andgenerate an output in response thereto.
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Abstract
Apparatus for monitoring a clinical condition of a subject is described. A motion sensor monitors the subject, and generates a signal in response thereto. A control unit analyzes the signal, and, in response to the analyzing, (a) identifies a sleep stage of the subject, and (b) identifies a clinical parameter of the subject in the identified sleep stage. The control unit monitors the clinical condition, by comparing the clinical parameter to a baseline clinical parameter for the identified sleep stage, and generates an output in response thereto. Other applications are also described.
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1. Apparatus for monitoring a clinical condition of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
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a motion sensor configured to monitor the subject without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing, and to generate a signal in response thereto; and a control unit, configured to; analyze the signal, in response to the analyzing, (a) identify a sleep stage of the subject, and (b) identify a clinical parameter of the subject in the identified sleep stage, monitor the clinical condition, by comparing the clinical parameter to a baseline clinical parameter for the identified sleep stage, and generate an output in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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