Müller Gernot R, Neuper Christa, Pfurtscheller Gert
Department of Medical Informatics, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2003 Mar;11(1):54-9. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2003.810423.
By the use of a brain-computer interface (BCI), it is possible for completely paralyzed patients, who have lost their ability to speak, to have a new possibility to communicate with their environment. The training with such a BCI system can be performed at the patient's home, if there is a responsible person present who is familiar with the system. This person has to adjust different parameters and to adapt the training individually to each patient. Since this function is usually taken over by the developers of the system, the number of patients who can be included in regular BCI training is restricted due to geographical distances. This paper describes the implementation of a telemonitoring system, which makes it possible for the developer to control and supervise the BCI training from his or her own place of work. First experiences with a patient living far away from the developer's lab are reported.
通过使用脑机接口(BCI),完全瘫痪且丧失说话能力的患者有可能获得与外界交流的新途径。如果有熟悉该系统的负责人在场,那么使用这种BCI系统的训练可以在患者家中进行。此人必须调整不同参数,并针对每个患者单独调整训练内容。由于这项工作通常由系统开发者承担,受地理距离限制,能够参加常规BCI训练的患者数量有限。本文描述了一种远程监测系统的实现,该系统使开发者能够在自己的工作地点对BCI训练进行控制和监督。文中报告了与一名居住在远离开发者实验室地区的患者的初步经验。