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Case Reports
. 2011 Mar;26(3):389-93.
doi: 10.1177/0883073810394847.

Maintained hand function and forearm bone health 14 months after an in-home virtual-reality videogame hand telerehabilitation intervention in an adolescent with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Meredith R Golomb  1 , Stuart J Warden, Elaine Fess, Bryan Rabin, Janell Yonkman, Bridget Shirley, Grigore C Burdea
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Maintained hand function and forearm bone health 14 months after an in-home virtual-reality videogame hand telerehabilitation intervention in an adolescent with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Meredith R Golomb et al. J Child Neurol. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

Virtual reality videogames can be used to motivate rehabilitation, and telerehabilitation can be used to improve access to rehabilitation. These uses of technology to improve health outcomes are a burgeoning area of rehabilitation research. So far, there is a lack of reports of long-term outcomes of these types of interventions. The authors report a 15-year-old boy with hemiplegic cerebral palsy and epilepsy because of presumed perinatal stroke who improved his plegic hand function and increased his plegic forearm bone health during a 14-month virtual reality videogame hand telerehabilitation intervention. A total of 14 months after the intervention ended, repeat evaluation demonstrated maintenance of both increased hand function and forearm bone health. The implications of this work for the future of rehabilitation in children with neurological disabilities are discussed in this article.

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The authors declared the following potential conflict of interest (eg, a financial relationship with the commercial organizations or products discussed in this article): The first and senior authors have applied for a patent on the technology described in this article.

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A Rutgers engineering student adjusts the hand telerehabilitation system, which is installed in our subject’s bedroom. Note the sensor glove on his plegic right hand.
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