DocumentCode
1636031
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
fYear
2013
Firstpage
75
Lastpage
76
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 2013 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Tokyo
ISSN
2167-2121
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-3099-2
Electronic_ISBN
2167-2121
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HRI.2013.6483508
Filename
6483508
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