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Virtual reality based upper extremity rehabilitation following stroke: a review

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In the last decade there have been major developments in the creation of interactive virtual scenarios for the rehabilitation of motor deficits following stroke. Virtual reality technology is arising as a promising tool to diagnose, monitor and induce functional recovery after lesions to the nervous system. This evidence has grown in the last few years, as effort has been made to develop virtual scenarios that are built on the knowledge of mechanisms of recovery. In this paper we review the state of the art virtual reality techniques for rehabilitation of functionality of the upper extremities following stroke. We refer to some of the main systems that have been developed within different rehabilitative approaches such as learning by imitation, reinforced feedback, haptic feedback, augmented practice and repetition, video capture virtual reality, exoskeletons, mental practice, action observation and execution, and others. The major findings of these studies show that virtual reality technologies will become a more and more essential ingredient in the treatment of stroke and other disorders of the nervous system.

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Stroke Rehabilitation Virtual reality . Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia

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Cameirão, M. S., Bermúdez, S., & Verschure, P. F. M. J. (2008). Virtual reality based upper extremity rehabilitation following stroke: a review. Journal of CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation, 1(1), 63-74.

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Virtual Reality Medical Institute

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