2.1. Study Sample
comorbidity, specific learning disorders, seizures, ADHD, diabetes mellitus).Participants
SYNDROMES
Sixty children belonging to the Villa delle Ginestre rehabilitation center in Volla (NA) and the U.O.S.D. NPI of the Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II took part in the study. The eligibility criteria used are shown in In contrast, the exclusion criteria for the study were the presence of physical impairments and/or known organic syndromes and/or unstabilized pediatric neurocomorbidities (e.g., seizures) or medical status (e.g., diabetes mellitus).Participants were randomly divided into two groups, one experimental and one control, and were given virtual reality therapies with the IAmHero system alternating with traditional therapy and traditional therapies only, respectively. There were 33 male and 27 female participants, and the average age was 8 years. Eighty percent of the participants had a diagnosis of ADHD without comorbidity, while of the remaining 20 percent, 18 percent had comorbidity with specific learning disorders.