Virtual reality training to enhance behavior and cognitive function among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: brief report

: To examine the feasibility and efficacy of a combined motor-cognitive training using virtual reality to enhance behavior, cognitive function and dual-tasking in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). : Fourteen non-medicated school-aged children with ADHD, received 18 train...

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Published in:Developmental neurorehabilitation 2019-08, Vol.22 (6), p.431-436
Main Authors: Shema-Shiratzky, Shirley, Brozgol, Marina, Cornejo-Thumm, Pablo, Geva-Dayan, Karen, Rotstein, Michael, Leitner, Yael, Hausdorff, Jeffrey M, Mirelman, Anat
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Language:English
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Summary:: To examine the feasibility and efficacy of a combined motor-cognitive training using virtual reality to enhance behavior, cognitive function and dual-tasking in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). : Fourteen non-medicated school-aged children with ADHD, received 18 training sessions during 6 weeks. Training included walking on a treadmill while negotiating virtual obstacles. Behavioral symptoms, cognition and gait were tested before and after the training and at 6-weeks follow-up. : Based on parental report, there was a significant improvement in children's social problems and psychosomatic behavior after the training. Executive function and memory were improved post-training while attention was unchanged. Gait regularity significantly increased during dual-task walking. Long-term training effects were maintained in memory and executive function. : Treadmill-training augmented with virtual-reality is feasible and may be an effective treatment to enhance behavior, cognitive function and dual-tasking in children with ADHD.
ISSN:1751-8423
1751-8431
DOI:10.1080/17518423.2018.1476602