The Treatment of Akinesia using Virtual Images

by Jerrold D. Prothero

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Contents

• Abstract
• Acknowledgments and Dedication
• Quotation
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction
  • Kinesia Paradoxa
  • Virtual Vision
  • Organization
  • Contact
• Literature Review
  • Overview
  • The Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
  • Akinesia
  • Kinesia Paradoxa
• The Study
  • Overview
• Methods
  • Overview
  • Subjects
  • Methods for Quantitative Experiment
• Results
  • Results of Exploratory Phase
    • Can Virtual Images Provide Ambulatory Cues?
    • Field-of-View and Cuing Requirements
    • Use of Laser Pointer for Sustaining Ambulation
    • Sustained Ambulation Without Cues
  • Confirmation Phase
    • Qualitative
    • Quantitative
• Discussion
  • The Feasibility of Non-Tangible Cuing
  • Dominant Versus Non-Dominant Eye
  • Field of View Requirements
  • Spatial Stabilization and Physical Realism
    • Virtual Vision Display Compared to Laser Pointer
  • Shaping
  • Discussion of Quantitative Experiment
  • Conclusions
• Future Research
• Glossary
• References
• T.R.'s Summary
• Medicine and Virtual Environments
  • Overview
  • Visualization Tools
  • Simulation Tools
  • Assistive Technology Tools
• Medical Background
  • General Brain Anatomy
  • Motor Control Overview
  • The Basal Ganglia
  • Basal Ganglia Components and Pathways
  • Diseases of the Basal Ganglia
  • Basal Ganglia Functionality
  • Recent Studies of the Basal Ganglia
  • Akinesia
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