TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive rehabilitation in patients with traumatic brain injury
T2 - A narrative review on the emerging use of virtual reality
AU - Maggio, Maria Grazia
AU - De Luca, Rosaria
AU - Molonia, Francesco
AU - Porcari, Bruno
AU - Destro, Massimo
AU - Casella, Carmela
AU - Salvati, Ramona
AU - Bramanti, Placido
AU - Calabro, Rocco Salvatore
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cognitive assessment
KW - Cognitive rehabilitation
KW - Traumatic brain injury
KW - Virtual reality
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.12.020
DO - 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.12.020
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30616874
AN - SCOPUS:85059466809
VL - 61
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
SN - 0967-5868
ER -