ABSTRACT
As there is little evidence that lost memory functioning can be restored in survivors of brain injury, memory rehabilitation needs to focus on teaching the use of compensatory strategies and helping people to learn more efficiently (Wilson, 2009; Wilson & Kapur, 2009). One of the most successful compensatory aids is Neuro- Page (Hersch & Treadgold, 1999), a paging system designed to assist people with memory and/or planning problems to be more independent in carrying out everyday tasks. It uses ordinary alphanumeric radio pagers. The pager beeps or vibrates when a message is received, and the message appears on the screen. A central computer database stores the messages which are entered into the computer, and from then on, no further interfacing is necessary. On the appropriate date and time, NeuroPage accesses the user’s data files, determines the reminder to be delivered, and transmits the information via a paging company. In its simplest version, just one button is used. All the user has to do is press this button to receive the message and to clear the message. If he or she forgets what is required, one press of the button will recall the message. Clearing and retrieving the message can be carried out until the following message overrides the earlier one. For more able people, the pager can be set up so that the user can scroll back and forth to see all the stored messages.
