A learning setup for a post-coma adolescent with profound multiple disabilities involving small forehead movements and new microswitch technology

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 293-297

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   Singh, Nirbhay N ^b   O'Reilly, Mark F ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^d   Didden, Robert ^e   Oliva, Doretta ^f   Calzolari, Cinzia ^f   Montironi, Gianluigi ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d University of Australia   (Australia)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

forehead skin movement; Microswitch technology; multiple disabilities; vegetative state

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMA; ELECTRONICS; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMA; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOVEMENT; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE;

EID: 45449093683     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17483100701308635     Document Type: Article

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