Technology for Post-Stroke Cognitive Rehabilitation
Andreea Georgiana Marin1, Petre Lucian Seiciu2, Alina Magdalena Popescu2, Adrian Bighea3, and Mihai Berteanu4
1 Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Elias University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
2 Machine Elements and Tribology Department, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, Politehnica University, Bucharest, Romania
3 Rehabilitation Medicine Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
4 Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Elias University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
2 Machine Elements and Tribology Department, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, Politehnica University, Bucharest, Romania
3 Rehabilitation Medicine Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
4 Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Elias University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract—Stroke is a major cause of disability worldwide. Cognitive rehabilitation is a must for many stroke survivors. Due to the specificity of the cognitive impairment, in terms of affected cognitive area and quantification of the specific deficit, the rehabilitation intervention has to be individually tailored in content and quantity, and it must be adapted to the functional and energetical restant of the patient, for each session. The intervention can be a no-tech, low-tech, medium-tech or high-tech one. The clinician psychologist must choose and adapt the appropriate technology to be used for each patient, depending on the cognitive impairment (in terms of cognition area and severity), as well as on one’s personality and motivation, general attitude towards technology, expectations for one’s future functioning and quality of life.
Index Terms—cognitive rehabilitation, rehabilitation technology
Cite: Andreea Georgiana Marin, Petre Lucian Seiciu, Alina Magdalena Popescu, Adrian Bighea, and Mihai Berteanu, " Technology for Post-Stroke Cognitive Rehabilitation" International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 146-150, April 2015. doi: 10.18178/ijpmbs.4.2.146-150