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Improvements in Processing Speed, King Devick Test Time, Fluid Cognitive Abilities, Stability Scores and a Decrease in Symptom Severity Scores Following Neurological Rehabilitation for a 53-year-old Female Patient with Post-Concussive Syndrome with Centrally Maintained Vestibulopathy

Emily R. Kalambaheti1*, Matthew M. Antonucci1, 2, Michael Greenwell1 and Mia Cozart3
  • 1 Plasticity Brain Centers, United States
  • 2 Carrick Institute, United States
  • 3 University of Central Florida, United States

Presentation: A 53-year-old female patient presented to Plasticity Brain Centers for evaluation and treatment of Post-Concussive Syndrome (PCS) with Centrally Maintained Vestibulopathy (CMV). Her symptoms included oculomotor dysfunction, issues with focus and processing, and brain fog. Findings: Upon intake, with neurocognitive testing on the C3 Logix program, her Trails A time was 58.6 seconds (50th percentile being 24.4 seconds) and her Trails B time was 103.2 seconds (50th percentile being 47.1 seconds). Her digit symbol matching score was 41 correct in 120 seconds (50th percentile being 56). A Comprehensive Assessment of Postural Systems (CAPS®) (Pagnacco 2014) was performed assessing balance and stability, on both a solid and foamed surface, with eyes opened, eyes closed, and with multiple head positions. Her overall average stability score was 44.43%. She reported on the graded symptom checklist (GSC) (Simon 2017) a symptom severity score of 61. She completed the King Devick three-card baseline test in 222.5 seconds. Methods: A 5-day, multi-modal program of neurological exercises was administered in 10 one-hour treatment sessions (Carrick 2017). Each session consisted of repetitive peripheral somatosensory stimuli, cognitive exercises, neuromuscular reeducation exercises, vestibular rehabilitation exercises, orthoptic exercises, and off-vertical axis rotation (Gdowski 1999) utilizing a multi-axis rotational chair (MARC). Outcome: Upon exit, Trails A time decreased to 25.6 seconds (-56.31%) and her Trails B time was 47.4 seconds (-54.07%). Digit symbol matching score representing processing speed was 56 correct in 120 seconds (+36.59%). Stability scores improved, with the average stability score calculated as 80.93% (+82.11%). Her symptom severity score decreased to 12 (-80.33%). She completed the King Devick three-card baseline test in 106.0 seconds (-52.36%). Conclusion: The authors suggest further investigation into multi-modal, intensive approaches to improve processing speed, King Devick test time, fluid cognitive abilities (Salthouse 2011), stability scores and decrease symptom severity scores in patients with PCS with CMV.

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.

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Keywords: concussion rehabilitation, concussion, Neurology, Neurorehabilitation, central vestibular disorders, brain rehabilitation, Neuromuscular re-education, Vestibular Rehabilitation, orthoptic exercises, vision therapy, King Devick Test

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: Kalambaheti ER, Antonucci MM, Greenwell M and Cozart M (2018). Improvements in Processing Speed, King Devick Test Time, Fluid Cognitive Abilities, Stability Scores and a Decrease in Symptom Severity Scores Following Neurological Rehabilitation for a 53-year-old Female Patient with Post-Concussive Syndrome with Centrally Maintained Vestibulopathy. Front. Neurol. Conference Abstract: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience 2018. doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2018.60.00061

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Received: 30 Mar 2018; Published Online: 14 Dec 2018.

* Correspondence: Dr. Emily R Kalambaheti, Plasticity Brain Centers, Orlando, United States, Emily.Kalambaheti@gmail.com