A Case study on neurological rehabilitation for a 16 year old female patient with Post Concussive Syndrome, Dysautonomia and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).
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Plasticity Brain Centers, United States
Presentation: A 16 year old female patient presented to Plasticity Brain Centers for evaluation and treatment of Post Concussive Syndrome and Dysautonomia with the following symptomatology:
Findings: Upon intake she had a mitral valve murmur, 3:1 vein:artery bilaterally, bilateral exophoria, decreased extensor strength in the upper and lower extremities on the left, decreased gain in vestibular-ocular response (VOR) rightward, and a left convergence failure. A Comprehensive Assessment of Postural Systems (CAPS®) (Pagnacco 2014) was performed assessing balance and stability, on a solid and foamed surface, with eyes opened and closed with head in multiple positions. The average stability score was 78.918%, with 69.48% with head right on the foamed surface, and 68.96% with head flexed on the foamed surface.
Methods: A 5-day, multi-modal program of neurological exercises was administered in 10 one-hour treatment sessions. Each session consisted of electrical somatosensory stimulation, neuromuscular reeducation exercises, vestibular rehabilitation exercises, eye exercises, and off-vertical axis rotation:
Outcome: Upon exit examination, the patient had equal and appropriate convergence/divergence, equal extensor strength bilaterally in the upper and lower extremities, and absence of the mitral valve murmur. Stability scores improved, with the average stability score of 82.722%, with a stability of 77.11% in the head right position on the foamed surface and 79.23% in flexion on the foamed surface.
Conclusion: The authors suggest further investigation into multi-modal, intensive approaches to decrease symptom severity and improve saccades and balance in patients with Post Concussive Syndrome and Dysautonomia.
Authors: Paul Link1, Megan Manno2, Matthew Antonucci1,3, Emily Kalambaheti1
1Plasticity Brain Centers, Orlando, FL, USA 2Univeristy of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA 3Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank and acknowledge the contribution of the clinical team at Plasticity Brain Centers as well as the administrative support team. The authors would also like to thank the Carrick Institute for providing the education utilized to create the multi-modal treatments implemented in this case study.
References
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Keywords:
dysautonomia,
female,
post concussion syndrome (PCS),
POTS Disease,
Functional Neurology
Conference:
International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience 2018, Orlando, Florida, United States, 24 May - 26 May, 2018.
Presentation Type:
Poster
Topic:
Clinical Applications in health, disease, and injury to the nervous system
Citation:
Link
PE,
Kalambaheti
E,
Manno
M and
Antonucci
MM
(2018). A Case study on neurological rehabilitation for a 16 year old female patient with Post Concussive Syndrome, Dysautonomia and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)..
Front. Neurol.
Conference Abstract:
International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience 2018.
doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2018.60.00100
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Received:
01 Apr 2018;
Published Online:
14 Dec 2018.
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Correspondence:
Dr. Paul E Link, Plasticity Brain Centers, Orlando, United States, drlink18@gmail.com