Abstract virtual environment for motor rehabilitation of stroke patients with upper limb dysfunction. A pilot study

A virtual environment for stroke therapy and the protocol of a pilot study that is ongoing to test the system are presented. The virtual environment utilizes abstract and fictive visualizations of human upper body movements to foster exercise and motor learning after a stroke.

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