Proactive Motor Functional Recovery Following Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Limb Mirroring Therapy in Patients with Subacute Stroke.

ABSTRACT: Virtual reality (VR) is considered to be a promising therapeutic technology for the rehabilitation of upper extremities (UEs) post-stroke. Recently, we designed and then implemented a neuroscientifically grounded VR protocol for the rehabilitation of patients with stroke. The system provides unilateral and bilateral limb mirroring exercises in a fully immersive virtual environment that may stimulate and activate the mirror neuron system in the brain to help patients for their rehabilitation. Twelve patients with subacute stroke underwent the newly implemented VR treatment in addition to conventional rehabilitation for 8 consecutive weekdays. The treatment effect on brain reorganization and motor function was investigated using resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) and the Fugl-Meyer assessment for

SUBMITTER: Mekbib DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7851292 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature