Editorial: Automations in Long-Term Neurorehabilitation

ABSTRACT

Neurological disorders, such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, dementia, etc., are increasing globally mainly because of the rapid growth of the aging population and the trend of these diseases in younger generations. Long-term neurorehabilitation for these disorders has been challenging in traditional rehabilitation services, which heavily rely on manual operations by professional manpower in diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, when the patient populations are expanding. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has already lasted for years globally with an unforeseeable end-date, which has triggered the urgent need of more flexible rehabilitation, e.g., remote and self-help modes at home, to augment the traditional, centralized, and face-to-face practices in hospitals/clinics.