Augmentative and alternative communication for people with progressive neuromuscular disease

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 689-699

  Ball, Laura J ^a   Fager, Susan ^b   Fried Oken, Melanie ^c  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Oregon Health and Science University Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

AAC; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Assistive technology; Communication; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Myotonic muscular dystrophy; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DISEASE COURSE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EYE MOVEMENT; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPEECH; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; EYE MOVEMENTS; GESTURES; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH RECOGNITION SOFTWARE;

EID: 84865552232     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: 15581381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.06.003     Document Type: Review

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