From Pixels to Prediction and Meaning: Computer Vision in Movement Disorders

Movement DisordersEarly View EDITORIAL From Pixels to Prediction and Meaning: Computer Vision in Movement Disorders This article relates to: Video-Based Data-Driven Models for Diagnosing Movement Disorders: Review and Future Directions Rafael Martínez-García-Peña MSc, Lisette H. Koens MD, PhD, George Azzopardi PhD, Marina A.J. Tijssen MD, PhD, Movement Disorders First Published online: August 15, 2025 Maximilian U. Friedrich MD, Corresponding Author Maximilian U. Friedrich MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3695-1268 Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany Department of Neurology, University Hospital Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany Correspondence to: Dr. Maximilian U. Friedrich, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, University Hospital Wurzburg, Josef-Schneider Strasse 11, 97080 Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany; E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Maximilian U. Friedrich MD, Corresponding Author Maximilian U. Friedrich MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3695-1268 Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany Department of Neurology, University Hospital Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany Correspondence to: Dr. Maximilian U. Friedrich, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, University Hospital Wurzburg, Josef-Schneider Strasse 11, 97080 Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany; E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 19 August 2025 https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.70013 An editorial commentary to the article "Video-Based Data-Driven Models for Diagnosing Movement Disorders: Review and Future Directions" by Martínez-García-Peña et al. Relevant conflicts of interest/financial disclosures: Nothing to report. Funding agencies: M.U.F. was supported by research grants from the Jung Stiftung fuer Wissenschaft und Forschung (Career Advancement Prize 2024) and the Manfred und Ursula Mueller-Stiftung (NeuroTech Innovation Prize 2024). Full financial disclosures and author roles may be found in the online version of this article. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookxLinkedInRedditWechatBluesky No abstract is available for this article. References 1Goetz CG. Visual art in the neurologic career of Jean-Martin Charcot. 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