Title: Hand Splint Type Switch for Personal Computer Input -Adjustment to a severely cerebral palsied patient-
Author: Yuko KUNO, Hisashi AOKI, Reiko TSUKAHARA (Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center) Hiroko ISHIDA (Aichi Human Service Center)
Proceedings of 12th Japanese Conference of Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, Vol.12 pp.421-424(August,1997)
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Yuko KUNO (Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center)
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Abstract:
Splint type switch has made for the severe cerebral palsied person to control disadvantageous movement and to input to a personal computer. Switch operation that the switch should be pushed by subject when auto scanned mark moved to a target is continuously tested for a few month. As a result, accuracy was low at beginning but after four later months it becomes higher and switch operation becomes stable. And they suggest against this result that influences of spasticity and non-voluntary movements, decreasing of function by aging, secondary disabilities, operating posture, and enhancements should be considered to make a total approach.