Use of Virtual Reality in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review
Background and Objectives: ABI is found in all societies as the most severe, disabling neurological disorder. A cognitive rehabilitation program is essential for the clinical recovery of these patients, improving functional outcomes and quality of life. Modern technologies such as virtual reality (V...
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| author | Andrea Calderone Diamante Carta Davide Cardile Angelo Quartarone Carmela Rifici Rocco Salvatore Calabrò Francesco Corallo |
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| description | Background and Objectives: ABI is found in all societies as the most severe, disabling neurological disorder. A cognitive rehabilitation program is essential for the clinical recovery of these patients, improving functional outcomes and quality of life. Modern technologies such as virtual reality (VR) offer several advantages over traditional therapies, including the ability to engage people in simulated performance of functional tasks. This review will examine the studies in which virtual reality has been used as an aid, technique, or intervention in patients with acquired brain injury. Materials and Methods: Studies were identified from an online search of PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases. Results: We found that TBI patients responded positively to VR treatment depending on the damaged or impaired cognitive and motor functions they acquired. It is now a tool that is available in the rehabilitation of these patients and supports the recovery of various motor and cognitive functions. Conclusions: This review has shown that VR is an intervention technique that increasingly exists in clinical rehabilitation practice for ABI patients. The device uses advanced technologies that can cause general changes in cognitive, motor, and psychological aspects and create a simulated environment that can partially restore these functions and behaviors, as well as the behaviors of everyday life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba0a0974c2fb46bb8d03bdb895f2dab42023-12-22T14:17:26ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832023-12-011224768010.3390/jcm12247680Use of Virtual Reality in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic ReviewAndrea Calderone0Diamante Carta1Davide Cardile2Angelo Quartarone3Carmela Rifici4Rocco Salvatore Calabrò5Francesco Corallo6IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, S.S. 113 Via Palermo, C.da Casazza, 98124 Messina, ItalyIRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, S.S. 113 Via Palermo, C.da Casazza, 98124 Messina, ItalyIRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, S.S. 113 Via Palermo, C.da Casazza, 98124 Messina, ItalyIRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, S.S. 113 Via Palermo, C.da Casazza, 98124 Messina, ItalyIRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, S.S. 113 Via Palermo, C.da Casazza, 98124 Messina, ItalyIRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, S.S. 113 Via Palermo, C.da Casazza, 98124 Messina, ItalyIRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, S.S. 113 Via Palermo, C.da Casazza, 98124 Messina, ItalyBackground and Objectives: ABI is found in all societies as the most severe, disabling neurological disorder. A cognitive rehabilitation program is essential for the clinical recovery of these patients, improving functional outcomes and quality of life. Modern technologies such as virtual reality (VR) offer several advantages over traditional therapies, including the ability to engage people in simulated performance of functional tasks. This review will examine the studies in which virtual reality has been used as an aid, technique, or intervention in patients with acquired brain injury. Materials and Methods: Studies were identified from an online search of PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases. Results: We found that TBI patients responded positively to VR treatment depending on the damaged or impaired cognitive and motor functions they acquired. It is now a tool that is available in the rehabilitation of these patients and supports the recovery of various motor and cognitive functions. Conclusions: This review has shown that VR is an intervention technique that increasingly exists in clinical rehabilitation practice for ABI patients. The device uses advanced technologies that can cause general changes in cognitive, motor, and psychological aspects and create a simulated environment that can partially restore these functions and behaviors, as well as the behaviors of everyday life.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/24/7680acquired brain injuriestraumatic brain injuriescognitive rehabilitationneurorehabilitationvirtual reality |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Calderone Diamante Carta Davide Cardile Angelo Quartarone Carmela Rifici Rocco Salvatore Calabrò Francesco Corallo Use of Virtual Reality in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review Journal of Clinical Medicine acquired brain injuries traumatic brain injuries cognitive rehabilitation neurorehabilitation virtual reality |
| title | Use of Virtual Reality in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Use of Virtual Reality in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Use of Virtual Reality in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of Virtual Reality in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Use of Virtual Reality in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | use of virtual reality in patients with acquired brain injury a systematic review |
| topic | acquired brain injuries traumatic brain injuries cognitive rehabilitation neurorehabilitation virtual reality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/24/7680 |
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