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The proposed framework for smartphone-based digital phenotyping captures passive data (movement patterns, device interactions, and sleep metrics) and active assessments (ecological momentary assessments, cognitive tests, and voice analysis). These digital biomarkers can be validated through a multimodal approach connecting them to neuroimaging markers, clinical assessments, performance measures, and patient-reported experiences. Building on the previous research on frontal\u2013striatal metabolism in multiple sclerosis and Long-COVID-19 patients, digital biomarkers could enable early warning systems for fatigue episodes, objective treatment response monitoring, and personalized fatigue management strategies. Implementation considerations include privacy protection, equity concerns, and regulatory pathways. By integrating smartphone-derived digital biomarkers with AI analysis approaches, the future envisions fatigue in neurological disorders no longer as an invisible, subjective experience but rather as a quantifiable, treatable phenomenon with established neural correlates and effective interventions. 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