Post-coma persons with motor and communication/consciousness impairments choose among environmental stimuli and request stimulus repetitions via assistive technology

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 777-783

  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   Lanzilotti, Crocifissa ^e   Oliva, Doretta ^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

Communication disabilities; Computer technology; Consciousness disorders; Microswitch; Motor impairment; Post coma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BLINKING; CASE REPORT; COMATOSE PATIENT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; REHABILITATION CARE; STIMULUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMA; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPUTERS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT; MUSIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SOFTWARE; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950692260     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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