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To support the use of virtual environments (VEs) in pediatric rehabilitation, greater understanding of the extent and mechanisms by which practice in a VE might facilitate motor learning as compared to practice in a physical environment (PE) is required. One proposed mechanism is via enhanced user engagement and/or motivation, which may directly influence the quality of motor memory consolidation...
Nowadays there are no precise estimates about the number of persons (especially children) living with disabilities and communication disorders in the world. This situation becomes more complex in developing countries, where the World Health Organization (WHO) claims that only between 5 and 15% of children and adults with disabilities have the opportunity to access to assistive technologies. In the...
Children with autism can present a wide spectrum of serious limitations in various fundamental aspects of development: the imaginative ability, behavior, communication and reciprocal social interaction. The use of videogames by children and young people has become very common, which has sparked the interest of exploring the full benefits that can be achieved with these tools in the educational and...
Treatment results of severe vascular pathologies: venous and arteriovenous malformations, with using of two types lasers, 1.56 and 0.97 μm wavelengths, are presented in this work. They are good for both these types, but the results of 1.56 μm laser are better.
Several studies support the hypothesis that robot assisted therapy for adult subjects with motor impairments resulting from neurological damages can be beneficial in promoting the recovery process when conveyed in conjunction to conventional rehabilitation. Robotic therapy has been mainly applied to adult subjects and little is known about children or youth. This study presents the results of a robot-assisted...
Mental health professionals are unlikely to turn to the law to resolve difficulties over treating their young patients unless they have exhausted all other options. This is wise since the law is a blunt instrument which may polarise positions, making future relationships and treatment more difficult. But although legal proceedings should be regarded as a last resort, it is useful for medical practitioners...
The prediction of asthma that persists throughout childhood and into adulthood, in early life of a child has practical, clinical and prognostic implications and sets the basis for the future prevention. Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) seems to be a superior tool for analyzing data sets where nonlinear relationships are existing between the input data and the predicted output. This study presents...
Virtual reality is a recent technology incorporated in upper extremity therapy programs for children with cerebral palsy. However, the systems currently being used cannot be graded to meet the skill level of children with cerebral palsy who have severely impaired upper extremities. These systems are often expensive, making them impractical for the clinical and home settings. ldquoHands-Uprdquo was...
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