Navigation strategy training using virtual reality in six chronic stroke patients: A novel and explorative approach to the rehabilitation of navigation impairment

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2016, Pages 822-846

  Claessen, Michiel H G ^a,b   van der Ham, Ineke J M ^a   Jagersma, Elbrich ^c   Visser Meily, Johanna M A ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Navigation strategy training; Neuropsychological rehabilitation; Route and survey knowledge; Stroke patients; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STROKE REHABILITATION;

AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; SPATIAL NAVIGATION; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84930390738     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2015.1045910     Document Type: Article

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