Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions worldwide. Early and accurate diagnosis is critical for effective intervention and management, but the inherent variability and overlapping symptoms with other neurodegenerative diseases make classification a challenging task. Traditional machine learning methods have offered valuable insights but often fall short when dealing with complex, high-dimensional biomedical data. This paper introduces a hybrid classification framework combining attention mechanisms with an ensemble learning approach to enhance the predictive accuracy and robustness of Parkinson’s Disease classification. The proposed method integrates attention-based deep learning for feature selection with ensemble methods such as Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, and Voting Classifiers to improve generalization and interpretability. Attention layers help focus on the most relevant features—such as gait patterns, speech signals, or tremor-related data—while ensemble techniques reduce model variance and bias. We evaluated the system using benchmark datasets, including voice recordings and movement signals, from the UCI Parkinson’s dataset and other publicly available repositories. Experimental results show that the combined approach significantly outperforms traditional single-model baselines in terms of accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score. This work contributes to the growing field of AI-driven healthcare by demonstrating that attention mechanisms and ensemble models can work synergistically to improve disease classification. Furthermore, the model offers promising potential for real-world clinical applications, especially for early detection and remote monitoring. Our findings provide a compelling case for integrating interpretability, robustness, and automation in medical decision support systems.
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Author : T. Surekha, R. SivaRama Prasad
Title : AN ENSEMBLE HYBRID ATTENTION MECHANISM APPROACH FOR PARKINSON DISEASE MULTI LABEL CLASSIFICATION
Volume/Issue : 2025;02(01)
Page No : 25-36