Top 7 Stroke Apps for Cognitive Deficits
NeuroRehab Team
Thursday, September 29th, 2016
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Damage to the brain after a stroke can cause many cognitive changes. Doing things that once were easy may now be hard. Problems with memory and thinking are very common after a stroke and most people will have some difficulties. After a stroke, cognitive rehabilitation can aid the mind just as physical therapy aids the body, according to Psych Central, an online mental health and psychology network. The purpose of cognitive therapy is to improve damaged mental abilities and language skills caused by a stroke.
Key Facts
- As many as two-thirds of patients experience cognitive impairment or decline following stroke. Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA).
- Over 63% of stroke survivors display abnormalities in cognition. Nature Neuroscience, 2000.
- Approximately 16 – 20% of patients with cognitive impairment improve. Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA).
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For many suffering from a neurological injury such as stroke, online Apps are an important adaptive and therapeutic tool required to maximize independence and quality of life. Listed below are 7 helpful apps that clients with cognitive impairment should consider for ongoing treatment and functional use.
Top 7 Stroke Apps To Improve Cognition Skills:
What’s the Difference – Look and analyze what is the difference is between 2 objects.
Thinking Time Pro – Thinking Time trains memory, attention, reasoning and key cognitive skills through scientific games.
Fit Brains Trainer – Train your brain with over 360 brain games designed to target memory, processing speed, concentration, problem solving, and visual -spatial skills.
Constant Therapy – The app can be used to improve speech, language, cognition, memory, reading, attention and comprehension skills with 65 categories of tasks, over 60,000 stimuli, and 10 difficulty levels.
Luminosity – Challenge your Memory, Attention, and more. Used by over 70 million people worldwide, Lumosity combines 25+ cognitive games into a daily training program that challenges your brain. Games adapt to your unique performances — helping you stay challenged in a wide variety of cognitive tasks.
CogniFit – Improve cognitive abilities, such as memory and concentration, with sleek, fun and addictive games designed by neuroscientists.
Eidetic – Eidetic uses a technique called spaced repetition to help you memorize anything from important phone numbers to interesting words or facts.
