Smart Autonomous Neuro-Rehabilitation System

Cognitive rehabilitation is defined as a systematic functionally oriented intervention of therapeutic cognitive activities based on the assessment and understanding of patient's brain behavior deficits. This project focuses on restoring cognitive functions in order to understand the underlying deficits in the patient's brain by developing integrated cognitive rehabilitation scenarios in virtual reality that combine memory, attention and problem solving training with context specific motor movements.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Score on Mini-Mental State Examination between 18 - 24
• Score on Montreal Cognitive Assessment less than 26
• More than 2 points in upper limb motor scale MRC
• Sufficient cognitive ability to understand and follow the experimental instructions

Exclusion Criteria:

• Score on Mini-Mental State Examination below 18 or above 24
• Score on Montreal Cognitive Assessment of 26 or above
• Below 2 point in upper limb motor scale MRC
• Hemianopia
• Cognitive capacity that prohibits the execution of the experiment
• Severe impairment like spasticity, aphasia or apraxia, major pain or other neuromuscular impairments or dependent on use of orthopedic devices that would interfere with the correct execution of understanding of the experiment
• History of serious mental-health problems in acute or subacute phase
• Patients that do not give their consent to participate in the study