title: Virtual reality system in conjunction with neurorobotics and neuroprosthetics for rehabilitation of motor disorders.
abstract: Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) and spinal cord injuries (SCI) are the most common causes of paralysis and paresis with reported prevalence of 12,000 cases per million and 800 cases per million, respectively. Disabilities that follow CVA (hemiplegia) or SCI (paraplegia, tetraplegia) severely impair motor functions (e.g., standing, walking, reaching and grasping) and prevent the affected individuals from healthy-like, full and autonomous participation in daily activities. Our research focuses on the development of a new virtual reality (VR) system combined with wearable neurorobotics (NR), motor-neuroprosthetics (MNP) and brain neuro-machine interface (BNMI) to overcome the major limitations of current rehabilitation solutions.
authors.affiliation: eHealth and Biomedical Department, VICOMTech, San Sebastian, Spain. ademauro@vicomtech.org
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Mauro
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oyarzun
authors.forename: Aitor
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ardanza
authors.forename: Anselmo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frizera Neto
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Torricelli
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pons
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Florez
mesh_terms: D003196:Computer Graphics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface