[Virtual reality as a tool for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cognitive impairment in the elderly: a systematic review].

CONCLUSIONS: There is evidence of the potential effect of virtual reality as a preventive strategy against the development of cognitive impairment in elderly people. There is also evidence of its applicability as a diagnostic tool for detecting the development of mild cognitive impairment or dementia, and of its effectiveness as a treatment, since it improves the cognitive functioning of elderly people with cognitive impairment. Further studies are needed that are more methodologically robust and have long follow-up times in order to examine the real impact of virtual reality and to be able to generalise its application in different areas of the management of cognitive impairment. PMID: 32895903 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Revista de Neurologia - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research