Virtual reality training with cognitive load improves walking function in chronic stroke patients

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 236, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 273-280

  Cho, Ki Hun ^a   Kim, Min Kyu ^a,b   Lee, Hwang Jae ^c   Lee, Wan Hee ^b  

^a Department of Rehabilitative and Assistive Technology Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute ^*  (South Korea)

^b Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dual task; Gait; Stroke; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE PATIENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREADMILL; VIRTUAL REALITY; WALKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SOUTH KOREA; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; WALKING;

EID: 84940020746     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.236.273     Document Type: Article

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