Improvement in cognitive assessment, processing speed, and visual acuity in a 10-year-old with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder After Streptococcus infection (PANDAS)
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Carrick Institute, Clinical Neuroscience, United States
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Plasticity Brain Centers, Neurorehabilitation, United States
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NeuroSynergy Associates, PA, Neurorehabilitation, United States
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Harvard Medical School and Harvard-Macy MGH Institute of Health Professions, Medical Education, United States
Background: A 10-year-old, male, student-athlete, presented with symptoms of repetitive movements that he can suppress, recent difficulties reading in school, and understanding/comprehending story lines, and motion sickness. His condition began abruptly after a series of (unconfirmed) streptococcus infections in one year, and have persisted for a 4 years since. Upon examination, his Trails A (TA) and Trails B (TB) times were 30.8 and 67.1 respectively. His Processing Speed (PS) coding score was 43 correctly matched symbols in 2 minutes. His Visual Acuity (VA) line difference was 2.4.
Methods: A five-day, multimodal program of receptor-based neurological rehabilitation was administered three times per day, one hour per session. Each session consisted of electrical somatosensory stimulation, neuromuscular reeducation exercises, vestibular rehabilitation exercises, hand-eye coordination exercises, vision therapy exercises, and off-vertical axis rotations.
Results: At the end of five days of treatment there were improvements in TA (-22.8%), TB (-8.2%), PS (+21.8%), and VA (-50%). There was also complete resolution of the repetitive movements, motion sickness, and reading comprehension challenges.
Conclusion: Short duration, multimodal, intensive programs of receptor based neurological rehabilitation may be a viable method to improve neurological integrity and performance in individuals with PANDAS. The authors suggest further investigation into short duration, multi-modal, intensive approaches to restoring neurological function in individuals suffering from PANDAS.
Keywords:
pandas,
vor,
ADHD,
Tic Disorders,
Pediatrics,
Vestibular Rehabilitation
Conference:
International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: Clinical Neuroscience for Optimization of Human Function, Orlando, United States, 7 Oct - 9 Oct, 2016.
Presentation Type:
Poster Presentation
Topic:
Abstracts ISCN 2016
Citation:
Antonucci
MM,
Barton
DA,
Link
PE and
Carrick
FR
(2016). Improvement in cognitive assessment, processing speed, and visual acuity in a 10-year-old with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder After Streptococcus infection (PANDAS)
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Front. Neurol.
Conference Abstract:
International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: Clinical Neuroscience for Optimization of Human Function.
doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2016.59.00051
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Received:
02 Sep 2016;
Published Online:
07 Sep 2016.
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Correspondence:
Dr. Matthew M Antonucci, Carrick Institute, Clinical Neuroscience, Cape Canaveral, United States, drnucci@gmail.com