TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment and rehabilitation of neglect using virtual reality
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Pedroli, Elisa
AU - Serino, Silvia
AU - Cipresso, Pietro
AU - Pallavicini, Federica
AU - Riva, Giuseppe
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - After experiencing a stroke in the right hemisphere, almost 50% of patients showed Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN). In recent decades, Virtual Reality (VR) has been used as an effective tool both for the assessment and rehabilitation of USN. Indeed, this advanced technology allows post-stroke patients to interact with ecological and engaging environments similar to real ones, but in a safe and controlled way. To provide an overview of the most recent VR applications for the assessment and rehabilitation of USN, a systematic review has been carried out. Since 2010, 13 studies have proposed and tested innovative VR tools for USN. After a wide description of the selected studies, we discuss the main features of these VR tools in order to provide crucial indications for future studies, neurorehabilitation interventions, and clinical practice.
AB - After experiencing a stroke in the right hemisphere, almost 50% of patients showed Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN). In recent decades, Virtual Reality (VR) has been used as an effective tool both for the assessment and rehabilitation of USN. Indeed, this advanced technology allows post-stroke patients to interact with ecological and engaging environments similar to real ones, but in a safe and controlled way. To provide an overview of the most recent VR applications for the assessment and rehabilitation of USN, a systematic review has been carried out. Since 2010, 13 studies have proposed and tested innovative VR tools for USN. After a wide description of the selected studies, we discuss the main features of these VR tools in order to provide crucial indications for future studies, neurorehabilitation interventions, and clinical practice.
KW - Assessment
KW - PRISMA
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - USN
KW - Virtual reality
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U2 - 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00226
DO - 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00226
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84941035852
VL - 9
JO - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
JF - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
SN - 1662-5153
IS - AUGUST
ER -