An overview of intervention options for promoting adaptive behavior of persons with acquired brain injury and minimally conscious state

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1121-1134

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   Bosco, Andrea ^a   Belardinelli, Marta Olivetti ^b   Singh, Nirbhay N ^c   O'Reilly, Mark F ^d   Sigafoos, Jeff ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Learning; Minimally conscious state; Post coma persons; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN INJURY; COMA; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; MUSIC THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE;

EID: 77957120789     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.06.019     Document Type: Review

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