Purpose: Virtual Reality (VR) platforms gained a lot of attention in the rehabilitation field due to their ability to engage patients and the opportunity they offer to use real world scenarios. As neglect is characterized by an impairment in exploring space that greatly affects daily living, VR could be a powerful tool compared to classical paper and pencil tasks and computer training. Nevertheless, available platforms are costly and obstructive. Here we describe a low cost platform for neglect rehabilitation, that using consumer equipments allows the patient to train at home in an intensive fashion.Method: We tested the platform on IB, a chronic neglect patient, who did not benefit from classical rehabilitation.Results: Our results show that IB improved both in terms of neglect and attention. Importantly, these ameliorations lasted at a follow up evaluation 5 months after the last treatment session and generalized to everyday life activities.Conclusions: VR platforms built using equipment technology and following theoretical principles on brain functioning may induce greater ameliorations in visuo-spatial deficits than classical paradigms possibly thanks to the real world scenarios in association with the “visual feedback” of the patient’s own body operating in the virtual environment.

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使用虚拟现实来恢复忽视。

目的：虚拟现实 (VR) 平台在康复领域获得了很多关注，因为它们能够吸引患者并提供使用真实世界场景的机会。由于忽视的特点是在探索空间时会严重影响日常生活，因此与传统的纸笔任务和计算机培训相比，VR 可能是一种强大的工具。然而，可用的平台既昂贵又具有障碍性。在这里，我们描述了一个用于忽视康复的低成本平台，使用消费设备可以让患者在家中以密集的方式进行训练。方法：我们在 IB 上测试了该平台，IB 是一名慢性忽视患者，他没有从经典康复中受益。结果：我们的结果表明，IB 在忽视和注意力方面都有所改善。重要的是，这些改善在最后一次治疗后 5 个月的随访评估中持续，并推广到日常生活活动。结论：使用设备技术并遵循大脑功能理论原则构建的 VR 平台可能比经典范式更能改善视觉空间缺陷，这可能是由于真实世界场景与患者自身身体在大脑中运作的“视觉反馈”相关联。虚拟环境。