Virtual reality and cognitive rehabilitation: A review of current outcome research

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 759-772

  Larson, Eric B ^a,b   Feigon, Maia ^b,c   Gagliardo, Pablo ^d   Dvorkin, Assaf Y ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d FIVAN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain injury; outcome; rehabilitation; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE MEMORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ROBOTICS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BRAIN INJURY; OUTCOME; REHABILITATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ROBOTICS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84903274268     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-141078     Document Type: Review

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