A Rehabilitation Protocol for Empowering Spatial Orientation in MCI. A Pilot Study.
Spatial navigation is among the first cognitive functions to be impaired in Alzheimer's disease [1] and deficit in this domain is detectable earlier in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment [2]. Since efficacy of cognitive training in persons with MCI was successfully assessed [3], we developed a multitasking training protocol using virtual environments for stimulating attention, perception and visuo-spatial cognition in order to empower spatial orientation in MCI. Two healthy elders were exposed to the training over a period of four weeks and both showed improved performances in attention and orientation after the end of the intervention.
Gadler
Erminia
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
Grassi
Alessandra
A
Riva
Giuseppe
G
D000544:Alzheimer Disease; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011209:Power, Psychological; D013028:Space Perception