Benefits of virtual reality based cognitive rehabilitation through simulated activities of daily living: a randomized controlled trial with stroke patients

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-12

  Faria, Ana Lúcia ^a,b   Andrade, Andreia ^c   Soares, Luísa ^a,c   I Badia, Sergi Bermúdez ^a,c  

^a MADEIRA INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cognitive rehabilitation; Ecological validity; Stroke; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRTUAL REALITY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84994731800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12984-016-0204-z     Document Type: Article

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