Reviews like this should never be necessary. That publicly available database of all stroke research and protocols should be updated every time new research comes in. Thus, the latest is always there so survivors can instruct their doctors and therapists exactly what is needed to get them recovered. Assuming that the survivor received an accurate objective damage diagnosis.
Virtual and Augmented Reality in Post-stroke Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review
Review began 04/05/2023
Review ended 04/08/2023
Published 04/14/2023
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Virtual and Augmented Reality in Post-stroke Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review
Rhutuja Khokale , Grace S. Mathew , Somi Ahmed , Sara Maheen , Moiz Fawad , Prabhudas Bandaru ,
Annu Zerin , Zahra Nazir , Imran Khawaja , Imtenan Sharif , Zain U. Abdin , Anum Akbar
1. Neurology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology LLC, Fairfield, USA 2. Medicine, Medical
University of Varna, Varna, BGR 3. Intensive Care Unit, Sumeru City Hospital, Lalitpur, NPL 4. General Medicine,
Odessa National Medical University, Odessa, UKR 5. Neurological Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, SAU 6.
Medicine, Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, IND 7. Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, IND 8. Internal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Quetta, PAK 9. Internal Medicine,
Ayub Medical Institute, Abottabad, PAK 10. Community Medicine, Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences, Quetta, PAK
11. Medicine, District Head Quarter Hospital, Faisalabad, PAK 12. Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center,
Omaha, USA
Corresponding author: Zahra Nazir, naz_zahra93@outlook.com
This modality can lay the foundation for telerehabilitation services in remote areas. We analyzed four databases, namely Cochrane Library, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct, by searching the following keywords: ("Stroke Rehabilitation" [Majr]) AND ("Augmented Reality" [Majr]), Virtual Augmented Reality in Stroke Rehabilitation. All the available open articles were reviewed and outlined. The studies conclude that VR/AR can help in early rehabilitation and yield better results in post-stroke patients in adjunct to conventional therapy. However, due to the limited research on this subject, we cannot conclude that this information is absolute. Moreover, VR/AR was seldom customized according to the needs of stroke survivors, which would have given us the full extent of its application. Around the world, stroke survivors are being studied to verify the accessibility and practicality of these innovative technologies. Observations
conclude that further exploration of the extent of the implementations and efficacy of VR and AR, combined with conventional rehabilitation, is fundamental.
Review ended 04/08/2023
Published 04/14/2023
© Copyright 2023
Khokale et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative
Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0., which permits unrestricted use, distribution,
and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Virtual and Augmented Reality in Post-stroke Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review
Rhutuja Khokale , Grace S. Mathew , Somi Ahmed , Sara Maheen , Moiz Fawad , Prabhudas Bandaru ,
Annu Zerin , Zahra Nazir , Imran Khawaja , Imtenan Sharif , Zain U. Abdin , Anum Akbar
1. Neurology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology LLC, Fairfield, USA 2. Medicine, Medical
University of Varna, Varna, BGR 3. Intensive Care Unit, Sumeru City Hospital, Lalitpur, NPL 4. General Medicine,
Odessa National Medical University, Odessa, UKR 5. Neurological Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, SAU 6.
Medicine, Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, IND 7. Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, IND 8. Internal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Quetta, PAK 9. Internal Medicine,
Ayub Medical Institute, Abottabad, PAK 10. Community Medicine, Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences, Quetta, PAK
11. Medicine, District Head Quarter Hospital, Faisalabad, PAK 12. Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center,
Omaha, USA
Corresponding author: Zahra Nazir, naz_zahra93@outlook.com
Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are noble adjunctive technologies currently being studied for the neuro-rehabilitation of post-stroke patients, potentially enhancing conventional therapy. We explored the literature to find if VR/AR improves neuroplasticity in stroke rehabilitation for a better quality of life.This modality can lay the foundation for telerehabilitation services in remote areas. We analyzed four databases, namely Cochrane Library, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct, by searching the following keywords: ("Stroke Rehabilitation" [Majr]) AND ("Augmented Reality" [Majr]), Virtual Augmented Reality in Stroke Rehabilitation. All the available open articles were reviewed and outlined. The studies conclude that VR/AR can help in early rehabilitation and yield better results in post-stroke patients in adjunct to conventional therapy. However, due to the limited research on this subject, we cannot conclude that this information is absolute. Moreover, VR/AR was seldom customized according to the needs of stroke survivors, which would have given us the full extent of its application. Around the world, stroke survivors are being studied to verify the accessibility and practicality of these innovative technologies. Observations
conclude that further exploration of the extent of the implementations and efficacy of VR and AR, combined with conventional rehabilitation, is fundamental.
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