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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022

Psychological assessments of a senile patient with tetraplegia who received brain-computer interface implantation: a case report.

Rui Wang, Junming Zhu, Jianmin Zhang, Ying Ma, Hongjie Jiang

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Rui WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Junming ZhuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Jianmin ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China. zjm135@zju.edu.cn.
Ying MaDepartment of Psychiatry, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China. maying020817@163.com.
Hongjie JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China. insjhj@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7690-4434
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

National Key R&D Plan of China 2017YFC1308500
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Abstract

objectiveResearch on individuals with brain-computer interface (BCI) presents not only technological challenges but ethical challenges (e.g., psychological aspects) as well. We assessed the mental health of a senile patient with tetraplegia after an invasive implantation of BCI and a long-term daily training, in order to provide new experience about the ethical impact of BCI on users and inform future clinical applications of such devices.

methodsThis case was a 71-year-old man with tetraplegia for 2 years. Prior to the implant surgery of BCI, and 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, and 9 months after training, a series of tests for cognition, emotion, social support, sleep, and quality of life were performed to evaluate the patient's mental health.

resultsCompared with baseline before surgery, the patients' cognition, emotion, social support, sleep, and quality of life improved after the surgery and the long-term daily training. At 3 months post-training, the patient's cognitive score measured by Mini-mental State Examination reached the cutoff point for cognitive impairment in the elderly. Subjective well-being and quality of life showed a slight decline at 9 months post-training compared with that 3 months post-training but remained above the baseline.

conclusionThis study shows the psychological benefits in a senile patient after an invasive BCI implantation and a long-term daily training. BCI ethics is still in its early stages, and further research is needed to understand emerging psychological states of this specific population.

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Brain-Computer InterfacesAgedHumansMaleQuadriplegiaQuality of LifeSleepBrain-computer interfaceCognitionEmotionSocial supportTetraplegia

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