MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION IMPROVES DYSAUTONOMIA IN 16 YEAR OLD GIRL

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Event Abstract Back to Event MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION IMPROVES DYSAUTONOMIA IN 16 YEAR OLD GIRL David J. Clark1* 1 Carrick Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, United States Background: A 16-year old female presents with chief complaints of vertigo characterized by feeling as if her body is rotating to the right, as well as fatigue, anxiety, depression, and body aches. Symptom onset was three years prior to presentation. She was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis one year prior to presentation. Methods: Neurological examination revealed postural orthostatic tachycardia, horizontal pursuits elicited anisocoria and headache, bilateral loss of arm swing and stiff legs during dual tasking of gait, serial subtraction of sevens caused 15 bpm acceleration of heart rate, and saccadic hypermetria. A multimodal program consisting of oculomotor rehabilitation and isometric exercises performed with progressive elevations from horizontal. Results: After three days of treatment, patient reported ability to stand without lightheadedness and complete resolution of vertiginous symptoms. The patient had significant improvements in saccadic accuracy and gait. Conclusion: The author suggests that further investigation into comprehensive, multimodal forms of neurorehabilitation in the treatment of vertigo and dysautonomia. Keywords: Vertigo, dysautonomia, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Orthostatic Intolerance, Neurorehabilitation 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: Clark DJ (2016). MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION IMPROVES DYSAUTONOMIA IN 16 YEAR OLD GIRL. Front. Neurol. Conference Abstract: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: Clinical Neuroscience for Optimization of Human Function. doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2016.59.00030 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: 29 Aug 2016; Published Online: 07 Sep 2016. * Correspondence: Dr. David J Clark, Carrick Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Cape Canaveral, FL, 32920, United States, mail@doctordavidclark.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 David J Clark Google David J Clark Google Scholar David J Clark PubMed David J Clark 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.