| Literature DB >> 30616874 |
Maria Grazia Maggio1, Rosaria De Luca1, Francesco Molonia1, Bruno Porcari1, Massimo Destro1, Carmela Casella2, Ramona Salvati1, Placido Bramanti1, Rocco Salvatore Calabro3.
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a clinical condition characterized by brain damage due to an external, rapid and violent force. TBI causes attention, memory, affectivity, behaviour, planning, and executive dysfunctions, with a significant impact on the quality of life of the patient and of his/her family. Cognitive and motor rehabilitation programs are essential for clinical recovery of TBI patients, improving functional outcomes and the quality of life. Various researches have underlined the possible effectiveness of innovative techniques, with regard to virtual reality (VR), during the different phases of rehabilitation after TBI. This review aims to evaluate the role of VR tools in cognitive assessment and rehabilitation in individuals affected by TBI. Studies performed between 2010 and 2017 and fulfilling the selected criteria were found on PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane and Web of Sciences databases. The search combined the terms VR, assessment, rehabilitation and TBI. Our review has shown that VR has the potential to provide an effective assessment and rehabilitation tool for the treatment of cognitive and behavioral impairment on TBI patients.Entities:
Keywords: Cognitive assessment; Cognitive rehabilitation; Traumatic brain injury; Virtual reality
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Year: 2019 PMID： 30616874 DOI： 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.12.020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Neurosci ISSN： 0967-5868 Impact factor: 1.961