TY - JOUR
T1 - Differing effects of an immersive virtual reality programme on unilateral spatial neglect on activities of daily living
AU - Yasuda, Kazuhiro
AU - Muroi, Daisuke
AU - Hirano, Mizuki
AU - Saichi, Kenta
AU - Iwata, Hiroyasu
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding this study was funded by Global robot academia Institute, Waseda University with grant number FY2017, Grant-in-aid for Junior researchers, research Institute for science and engineering, Waseda University with grant number technological research section: 16C13.
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - In clinical practice, therapists often encounter cases of unilateral spatial neglect (USN) observed in far and near space. In this case report, immersive virtual reality (VR) technology was adopted as a therapy tool in a patient with stroke with severe near and far space neglect. Neuropsychological tests in near and far space as well as the Catherine Bergego Scale (CBS), as an index of neglect in daily living, were measured preintervention and postintervention. Improvement of neuropsychological tests, particularly in far space, was clearly demonstrated postintervention. However, CBS score did not change postintervention. This may be because the patient unsuccessfully translated these visual search task skills used in far space to activities of daily living. Our findings suggest the potential use of immersive VR technology in patients with USN and highlight the VR programme's limited ability to fully recover a patient's disability in natural settings.
AB - In clinical practice, therapists often encounter cases of unilateral spatial neglect (USN) observed in far and near space. In this case report, immersive virtual reality (VR) technology was adopted as a therapy tool in a patient with stroke with severe near and far space neglect. Neuropsychological tests in near and far space as well as the Catherine Bergego Scale (CBS), as an index of neglect in daily living, were measured preintervention and postintervention. Improvement of neuropsychological tests, particularly in far space, was clearly demonstrated postintervention. However, CBS score did not change postintervention. This may be because the patient unsuccessfully translated these visual search task skills used in far space to activities of daily living. Our findings suggest the potential use of immersive VR technology in patients with USN and highlight the VR programme's limited ability to fully recover a patient's disability in natural settings.
KW - rehabilitation medicine
KW - stroke
KW - virtual rehabilitation
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2017-222860
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2017-222860
M3 - Article
C2 - 29523607
AN - SCOPUS:85043495277
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 2018
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
M1 - 222860
ER -