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Playing on a virtual reality gaming system may help stroke patients improve their motor function, according to a small study presented Thursday at a conference of the American Stroke Association.

The original article can be found at: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/virtual-reality-games-may-help-stroke-victims-recover-study-20100226-p68v.html

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This short story provides a reasonable account of a small pilot trial to determine if training on the Wii game console, which has a wireless controller that tracks and depicts movements in three dimensions, can aid recovery in patients who have had strokes. The trial methods are described well, but normal stroke rehabilitation therapy is not mentioned. The study effects are not quantified (although it is a pilot study) and independent comment would have helped put the findings in context.

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