A new microswitch to enable a boy with minimal motor behavior to control environmental stimulation with eye blinks

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-153

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^b   Singh, Nirbhay N ^c   Oliva, Doretta ^d   Coppa, Mauro M ^d   Montironi, Gianluigi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSWITCH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OPTICS; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSOR; SPECTACLES; STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17644421443     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bin.185     Document Type: Article

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