MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION IMPROVE MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

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Event Abstract Back to Event MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION IMPROVE MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Frederick R. Carrick1*, David J. Traster1*, Susan Esposito2* and Derek A. Barton1* 1 Carrick Institute, United States 2 Life University, United States Background: We describe a male in his 20’s who presents with a history of multiple concussions resulting in bilateral headaches, visual disturbances, dizziness and fatigue. Methods: Comprehensive neurologic examination revealed saccadic intrusions within all direction of pursuits. Horizontal saccades were slow with glissades. Optokinetic responses had a decreased gain in all directions. A left beating nystagmus was revealed when fixation was eliminated. Comprehensive Assessment of Postural Systems (CAPS) testing during perturbed surface, eyes closed, head in extension parameters, revealed a 15.5% stability score. The patient participated in a five day neurorehabilitation program that included off-vertical-axis-rotation vestibular rehabilitation, times-one viewing gaze stabilization exercises, somatosensory evoked potential stimulation of the left trigeminal system, oculomotor rehabilitation strategies and spinal manipulations. Results: The combination of treatment protocols allowed the patient to return to his work place symptom free. Follow up CAPS results during perturbed surface, eyes closed, head in extension parameters, revealed a 53.6 stability score. Conclusion: This case showed significant improvements as a result of the multimodal neurorehabilitation regimen described. The authors suggest further investigation into vestibular rehabilitation and brain-based therapies to patient treatments with mild traumatic brain injuries. Keywords: concussion, concussion rehabilitation, Neurorehabilitation, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Postoperative Complications 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: Carrick FR, Traster DJ, Esposito S and Barton DA (2015). MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION IMPROVE MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Front. Neurol. Conference Abstract: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: TBI and Neurodegeneration. doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2015.58.00110 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 02 Sep 2015; Published Online: 02 Nov 2015. * Correspondence: Prof. Frederick R Carrick, Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, United States, drfrcarrick@post.harvard.edu Dr. David J Traster, Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, United States, dtraster3@gmail.com Dr. Susan Esposito, Life University, Marietta, United States, susan.esposito@life.edu Dr. Derek A Barton, Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, United States, derekabarton@gmail.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Frederick R Carrick David J Traster Susan Esposito Derek A Barton Google Frederick R Carrick David J Traster Susan Esposito Derek A Barton Google Scholar Frederick R Carrick David J Traster Susan Esposito Derek A Barton PubMed Frederick R Carrick David J Traster Susan Esposito Derek A Barton Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.