2008
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-008-9056-z
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Efficacy of Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Interventions of QEEG-guided Biofeedback, Computers, Strategies, and Medications

Abstract: The onset of cognitive rehabilitation brought with it a hope for an effective treatment for the traumatic brain injured subject. This paper reviews the empirical reports of changes in cognitive functioning after treatment and compares the relative effectiveness of several treatments including computer interventions, cognitive strategies, EEG biofeedback, and medications. The cognitive functions that are reviewed include auditory memory, attention and problem solving. The significance of the change in cognitive… Show more

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“…The use of computer programs in cognitive-communicative rehabilitation for people with TBI appeared in eight of the included papers (see Table 2), consisting of three systematic reviews [38,91,96], three group comparison trials [42,43,90], and two case series studies [49,73]. Authors of systematic reviews recommend that computer programs be considered and used in conjunction with clinician-guided treatment [38,91,96]. However, current practice statements regarding effectiveness of computer program interventions for TBI draw upon one randomised controlled trial (RCT) conducted in 1994 as evidence [90], and the associated computer software is no longer available for scrutiny [123].…”
Section: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Aac) Technologiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The use of computer programs in cognitive-communicative rehabilitation for people with TBI appeared in eight of the included papers (see Table 2), consisting of three systematic reviews [38,91,96], three group comparison trials [42,43,90], and two case series studies [49,73]. Authors of systematic reviews recommend that computer programs be considered and used in conjunction with clinician-guided treatment [38,91,96]. However, current practice statements regarding effectiveness of computer program interventions for TBI draw upon one randomised controlled trial (RCT) conducted in 1994 as evidence [90], and the associated computer software is no longer available for scrutiny [123].…”
Section: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Aac) Technologiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4,12,13,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] The EEG, which records electrical activity of the brain over time, was introduced in 1929 and was shown to respond to volitional control via operant conditioning by 1962. 12,18,27 More recently, with the corresponding technological advances computers provided, quantitative EEG, which digitizes the EEG signal, has been introduced as the newer generation of EEG neurofeedback.…”
Section: Neurofeedbackmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…18 Although the research still lacks a large body of randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled studies following standardized protocols, the literature does suggest that survivors-in both civilian and military populationsof brain injuries of differing levels of severity report improvements across a wide range of complaints of problems with attention, impulse control, processing speed, shortterm memory, and mood. 4,8,[12][13][14][15][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] Research on the use of neurofeedback for veteran populations has often focused on its use when PTSD or substance abuse is comorbid with TBI from blast injuries, with significant improvements reported, once the original protocol was modified. 18,28 Generalizability from the research is complicated by not only the lack of randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled studies following standardized protocols, but also by the variety of types and causes of TBIs.…”
Section: Neurofeedbackmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although feedback can also be based on magnetic (magnetoencephalogram) or on near real-time hemodynamic measures of brain activity (near infrared spectroscopy, real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging) apart from 1 study using tomographic neurofeedback (tNF) [10], only the low cost EEG-based neurofeedback has been used for ADHD treatment. Through operant conditioning, individuals can be trained to control brain electric activity and a growing body of evidence shows that this can be helpful for the treatment of mental/ neurological conditions, such as epilepsy [11], brain injury [12], chronic pain [13], ADHD [14], insomnia [15], and others.…”
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