An optic micro-switch for an eyelid response to foster environmental control in children with minimal motor behaviour

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-56

  Lancioni, G E ^a   Singh, N N ^b   O'Reilly, M F ^c   Sigafoos, J ^c   Oliva, D ^d   Costantini, A ^a   Gatto, S ^a   Marinelli, V ^a   Putzolu, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d Lega F D'Oro Research Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eyelid response; Minimal motor behaviour; Multiple disabilities; Optic micro switch

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROL SYSTEM; DEVICE; DISABILITY; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENT; EYELID MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSOR; SPECTACLES; STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DISABLED CHILDREN; ENVIRONMENT; EYELIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 29044441410     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: 14645270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13638490500074550     Document Type: Article

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