| Objective: To detect the effect of virtual reality training on the cognition disorder after traumatic brain injury. Methods: Sixty patients with traumatic brain injury were divided into two groups: coventional cognition treatment group and virtual reality treatment group, 30 cases in each group. The coventional cognition treatment or virtual reality treatment was given to the two groups, respectively. Cognition ability and activity of daily living were evaluated before and 2, 4 and 8 weeks after treatment. Results: After 2 weeks of treatment, the cognition ability in both groups was significantly improved (P<0.05), while there was no significant change for the activity of daily living (P>0.05) and no significant difference was found between two groups. After 4 weeks of treatment, the cognition ability and activity of daily living were improved significantly when compared with those before treatment (P<0.05), and there was no significant difference between two groups. After 8 weeks of treatment, the cognition ability and activity of daily living were improved significantly (P<0.05). Moreover, the scores in cognition ability and activity of daily living in the virtual reality treatment group were significantly higher than those in the coventional cognition treatment group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The results suggest that the virtual reality treatment is effective to improve the cognition ability and activity of daily living in the patients with traumatic brain injury. |
