Title :
A robotic therapy for children with TBI
Author :
Barco, Alex ; Albo-Canals, Jordi ; Ng, Michael K. ; Garriga, C. ; Callejon, Laura ; Turon, Marc ; Gomez, Christopher ; Lopez-Sala, Anna
Author_Institution :
LIFAELS, La Salle-Univ. Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents the introduction of a study to compare different treatments within a program of counseling and education directed to parents with a cognitive rehabilitation program aimed at children through robotics. The Essentials of this program are described in detail. The aim is neuropsychological rehabilitation, addressing cognitive, emotional, behavioral and psychosocial deficits caused by brain damage.
Keywords :
medical robotics; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; TBI; behavioral deficits; brain damage; cognitive deficits; cognitive rehabilitation program; emotional deficits; neuropsychological rehabilitation; psychosocial deficits; robotic therapy; traumatic brain injury; Brain injuries; Monitoring; Pediatrics; Portable media players; Tactile sensors; Children; Health; LEGO; Recovery; Robotics; TBI; Treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 2013 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-3099-2
Electronic_ISBN :
2167-2121
DOI :
10.1109/HRI.2013.6483508
