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Using Virtual Reality To Treat Cognitive & Communication Impairments In Adults, Aubrey Hicks
Using Virtual Reality To Treat Cognitive & Communication Impairments In Adults, Aubrey Hicks
2023 SLP Posters
Cognitive and communicative deficits are experienced by individuals with dementia, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and developmental disabilities. Skilled speech therapy services are required for these individuals’ experiencing impairments in communication, memory, problem-solving, and processing. Treatment targets may vary including communication, attention, focus, orientation, word retrieval, and executive functioning. Treatment tasks must be personalized and purposeful to provide the most functional therapy possible. Virtual reality (VR) has been proposed as a means to provide these services for individuals to promote independence in their environment, and in turn, more functional success in real life. VR is the “use of interactive simulations created …
White Matter Disease And Subcortical Vascular Dementia: Interventions For Cognitive Deficits And A Case Study, Rachael N. Velius
White Matter Disease And Subcortical Vascular Dementia: Interventions For Cognitive Deficits And A Case Study, Rachael N. Velius
2020 SLP Posters
This session introduces and defines White Matter Disease and Subcortical Vascular Dementia, reviews research discussing the significance of cognitive deficits in patients with Subcortical Vascular Dementia and examines interventions targeting these deficits. The limited research supporting interventions targeting cognitive deficits in patients with White Matter Disease and Subcortical Vascular Dementia is also discussed and a case study is presented.