A virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation: a feasibility study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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 m...

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Main Authors: Strambi Lorenzo, Gaggioli Andrea, Morganti Francesca, Rusconi Maria, Riva Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Online Access:http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/4/1/26
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author Strambi Lorenzo
Gaggioli Andrea
Morganti Francesca
Rusconi Maria
Riva Giuseppe
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Gaggioli Andrea
Morganti Francesca
Rusconi Maria
Riva Giuseppe
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description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>When tested with this virtual reality integrated procedure patients showed performance and execution times congruent with their neuropsychological evaluation. When compared to a control group, patients revealed significantly slower times and greater errors in solving virtual reality based spatial tasks.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The use of virtual reality, when combined with classical neuropsychological tests, can provide an effective tool for the study of topographical disorientation.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-7cb67883aba54ceb8bfa1f1b7bdf61fb2022-12-22T01:00:43ZengBMCJournal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation1743-00032007-07-01412610.1186/1743-0003-4-26A virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation: a feasibility studyStrambi LorenzoGaggioli AndreaMorganti FrancescaRusconi MariaRiva Giuseppe<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>When tested with this virtual reality integrated procedure patients showed performance and execution times congruent with their neuropsychological evaluation. When compared to a control group, patients revealed significantly slower times and greater errors in solving virtual reality based spatial tasks.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The use of virtual reality, when combined with classical neuropsychological tests, can provide an effective tool for the study of topographical disorientation.</p>http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/4/1/26
spellingShingle Strambi Lorenzo
Gaggioli Andrea
Morganti Francesca
Rusconi Maria
Riva Giuseppe
A virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation: a feasibility study
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
title A virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation: a feasibility study
title_full A virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation: a feasibility study
title_fullStr A virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation: a feasibility study
title_full_unstemmed A virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation: a feasibility study
title_short A virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation: a feasibility study
title_sort virtual reality extended neuropsychological assessment for topographical disorientation a feasibility study
url http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/4/1/26
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