tailieunhanh - Báo cáo khoa hoc:" A virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation: a feasibility study"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: A virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation: a feasibility study | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation BioMed Central Research Open Access A virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation a feasibility study Francesca Morganti 1 2 Andrea Gaggioli1 Lorenzo Strambi1 Maria Luisa Rusconi3 and Giuseppe Riva1 Address 1Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab Istituto Auxologico Italiano Via G. Pelizza da Volpedo 41 I-20149 Milano Italy 2Institute of Psychology and Sociology of Communication University of Lugano Via G. Buffi 13 CH 6904 Lugano Switzerland and 3Department of Human Science University of Bergamo Piazzale S. Agostino 2 I-24129 Bergamo Italy Email Francesca Morganti - Andrea Gaggioli - Lorenzo Strambi - Maria Luisa Rusconi - Giuseppe Riva - Corresponding author Published II July 2007 Received 26 January 2007 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2007 4 26 doi 1743-0003-4-26 Accepted I I July 2007 This article is available from http content 4 I 26 2007 Morganti et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Topographical disorientation represents one of the main consequences of brain injury. Up to now several methodological approaches have been used in the assessment of the brain injured patient s navigational abilities showing a moderate correlation with the impairments observed in everyday contexts. Methods We propose a combination of standardized neuropsychological tests and a more situated virtual reality-based assessment for the evaluation of spatial orientation in brain injured patients. Results When tested with this .