Microswitch- and VOCA-assisted programs for two post-coma persons with minimally conscious state and pervasive motor disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1459-1467

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   Singh, Nirbhay N ^b   O'Reilly, Mark F ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^d   Buonocunto, Francesca ^e   Sacco, Valentina ^e   Colonna, Fabio ^e   Navarro, Jorge ^e   Oliva, Doretta ^f   Signorino, Mario ^f   Megna, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^e S Raffaele Rehabilitation Center   (Italy)

^f LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Learning principles; Microswitch; Minimally conscious state; Motor disabilities; Post coma; VOCA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BLINKING; CASE REPORT; COMA; COMMUNICATION AID; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYELID CLOSURE; HAND MOVEMENT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSIC; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; BLINKING; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DISABLED PERSONS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPEECH RECOGNITION SOFTWARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE;

EID: 69249215175     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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