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Monitoring Eye Movements Depending on the Type of Visual Stimulus in Patients with Impaired Consciousness Due to Brain Damage

The eyeballs are often the only way to communicate messages as a result of brain damage. However, it is not uncommon for them to become dysfunctional, thus requiring the introduction of appropriate therapy. The trajectory of eye movements (saccadic movements and gaze fixation) during observation of...

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Autores principales: Kujawa, Katarzyna, Żurek, Alina, Gorączko, Agata, Olejniczak, Roman, Zurek, Grzegorz
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9140856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35627817
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106280
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author Kujawa, Katarzyna
Żurek, Alina
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Olejniczak, Roman
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description The eyeballs are often the only way to communicate messages as a result of brain damage. However, it is not uncommon for them to become dysfunctional, thus requiring the introduction of appropriate therapy. The trajectory of eye movements (saccadic movements and gaze fixation) during observation of a static and dynamic point presented with an eye tracker was analyzed in the present study. Twelve patients with brain injury of different etiology, with different degrees of consciousness disorders and not communicating through verbal and motor skills, qualified for the study. All participants demonstrated greater eye movement activity when presented with a dynamic task in which they observed a moving point. The findings suggest that effective eye movement therapy must incorporate dynamic stimuli.
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spelling pubmed-91408562022-05-28 Monitoring Eye Movements Depending on the Type of Visual Stimulus in Patients with Impaired Consciousness Due to Brain Damage Kujawa, Katarzyna Żurek, Alina Gorączko, Agata Olejniczak, Roman Zurek, Grzegorz Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The eyeballs are often the only way to communicate messages as a result of brain damage. However, it is not uncommon for them to become dysfunctional, thus requiring the introduction of appropriate therapy. The trajectory of eye movements (saccadic movements and gaze fixation) during observation of a static and dynamic point presented with an eye tracker was analyzed in the present study. Twelve patients with brain injury of different etiology, with different degrees of consciousness disorders and not communicating through verbal and motor skills, qualified for the study. All participants demonstrated greater eye movement activity when presented with a dynamic task in which they observed a moving point. The findings suggest that effective eye movement therapy must incorporate dynamic stimuli. MDPI 2022-05-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9140856/ /pubmed/35627817 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106280 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Monitoring Eye Movements Depending on the Type of Visual Stimulus in Patients with Impaired Consciousness Due to Brain Damage
title_sort monitoring eye movements depending on the type of visual stimulus in patients with impaired consciousness due to brain damage
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9140856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35627817
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106280
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