Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Video game–based coordinative training improves ataxia in children with degenerative ataxia

Video game–based coordinative training improves ataxia in children with degenerative ataxia. Winfried Ilg, PhD, Cornelia Schatton, Julia Schicks, MD, Martin A. Giese, PhD, Ludger Schöls, MD and Matthis Synofzik, MD; Neurology November 13, 2012 vol. 79 no. 20 2056-2060, doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182749e67


This study provides Class III evidence that directed training with Xbox Kinect video games can improve several signs of ataxia in adolescents with progressive ataxia ....