Is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation in which a changing magnetic field is used to cause electric current at a specific area of the brain through electromagnetic induction.
Published in Chapter:
Non-Invasive Technologies in Neurorehabilitation: Novel Neurorehabilitative Treatments for Motor and Cognitive Disorders
Marta Matamala-Gomez (University of Barcelona, Spain), Clelia Malighetti (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy), Valentina Mancuso (E-Campus University, Italy), Sara Bernini (IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Italy), and Sara Bottiroli (University Giustino Fortunato, Italy & IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Italy)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 36
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6015-3.ch005
Abstract
Neurological disorders are one of the most common causes of motor/cognitive impairments leading to adult disability. Neurorehabilitation is defined as a complex rehabilitation process directed to recovery from a nervous system injury, and to minimize or compensate the associated functional limitations. The frequent incomplete recovery of the neurological patients induces to the introduction of novel neurorehabilitative treatments, tailored to the patients, targeting the specific motor or cognitive disorders. The aim of this chapter is to bring together the latest findings on new technologies including virtual reality across the multiple research fields of rehabilitation in neurological disorders, mapping key developments and innovations such as telerehabilitation systems.