Uses of virtual reality for diagnosis, rehabilitation and study of unilateral spatial neglect: Review and analysis

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-181

  Tsirlin, Inna ^a,b,d   Dupierrix, Eve ^a,c   Chokron, Sylvie ^a,c   Coquillart, Sabine ^b   Ohlmann, Theophile ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE MENDÈS FRANCE   (France)

^b INRIA RHÔNE ALPES   (France)

^c ERT TREAT Vision   (France)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SPATIAL NEGLECT; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UNILATERAL SPATIAL NEGLECT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 64749104626     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2008.0208     Document Type: Article

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