Should we integrate video games into home-based rehabilitation therapies for cerebral palsy?

Future Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 515-518

  Biddiss, Elaine ^a,b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cerebral palsy; neuroplasticity; rehabilitation; therapy; video games; virtual reality therapy

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAME; HAND MOVEMENT; HOME REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATIONAL THERAPY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAME; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84866310766     PISSN: 14796708     EISSN: 17486971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fnl.12.48     Document Type: Review

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