title: A new virtual reality tool for unilateral cerebral palsy rehabilitation: two single-case studies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the "clinical utility" of a new virtual rehabilitation tool in order to treat upper-limb motor deficit in cerebral palsy (CP) patient.
  
  
  METHODS
  Single-case experimental designs. Virtual reality intervention was performed in two left unilateral spastic CP adolescent patients. The virtual reality intervention was given for 60 minutes per session, two sessions a day, and 5 days a week over 2 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For each patient and for both hands, the number of blocks transported within one minute (box and block test scores) is increased. The nonoverlap of all pairs indices for the paretic hand were calculated as 0.95 for subject 1 and 0.93 for subject 2, and the nonoverlap of all pairs indices for the nonparetic hand were calculated, respectively, as 0.92 and 1.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We provide empirical evidence in support of a new simple Virtual Rehabilitation system in CP patient to improve upper-limb motor function.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Automatisés (LISA), LUNAM, Université d'Angers , Angers , France .
authors.forename: Mickaël
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dinomais
authors.forename: Fabienne
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Veaux
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006225:Hand / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014584:User-Computer Interface