IMPROVEMENT OF HYPOTHYROID-RELATED SYMPTOMS QUANTIFIED BY A GRADED SYMPTOM SCORE AFTER 1 WEEK OF MULTI-MODAL NEURO-REHABILITATION
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Plasticity Brain Centers, United States
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2
Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, United States
Background: A 39-year-old female was referred by her chiropractor and
presented with a history of a 10-year gradual onset of weight gain, fatigue,
“severe” pain, irritability, nausea, and bowel irritability. Graded Symptom
Checklist (GSC) severity score was 83/138. Standard Assessment of Cognition
(SAC) was scored at 27/30. Trails A (TA) and Trails B (TB) had scores of 27.6
sec and 40.4 seconds respectively.
Methods: A four-day, multi-modal program of neurological rehabilitation was
administered three times per day, for approximately 45 minutes per session.
Each session consisted of electrical somatosensory stimulation, neuromuscular
reeducation exercises, vestibular rehabilitation, off-vertical axis rotation, and eye
exercises.
Results: Following the course of treatment, the patient had an overall decrease in
GSC severity (-86.7%), increased SAC score (+7.4%), decreased TA time (-
19.6%), decreased TB time (-3.5%).
Conclusion: Short duration, multi-modal, intensive programs of neurological
rehabilitation may be a possible treatment to reduce symptoms and improve
cognitive abilities of speed and fluid intelligence, in patients with long-duration
hypothyroid-related symptoms.
Keywords:
Cognition,
Vestibular Rehabilitation,
Neurorehabilitation,
Hypothyroidism,
Weight Gain
Conference:
International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: TBI and Neurodegeneration, Orlando, Florida, United States, 10 Dec - 14 Dec, 2015.
Presentation Type:
Poster Presentation
Topic:
Case Reports for Poster Presentation
Citation:
Antonucci
M,
Sass
CM and
Sass
BJ
(2015). IMPROVEMENT OF HYPOTHYROID-RELATED SYMPTOMS QUANTIFIED BY A GRADED SYMPTOM SCORE AFTER 1 WEEK OF MULTI-MODAL NEURO-REHABILITATION.
Front. Neurol.
Conference Abstract:
International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: TBI and Neurodegeneration.
doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2015.58.00052
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Received:
30 Oct 2015;
Published Online:
02 Nov 2015.
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Correspondence:
Dr. Matthew Antonucci, Plasticity Brain Centers, Orlando, Florida, United States, mantonucci@carrickinstitute.com