MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION IMPROVES PATIENT WITH PROGRESSIVE APHASIA

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Event Abstract Back to Event MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION IMPROVES PATIENT WITH PROGRESSIVE APHASIA Frederick R. Carrick1*, David J. Traster1*, Chriss Sass1*, Brian Sass1*, Elias Druckman2*, Ben Behrendt1* and Beau Arrieta2* 1 Carrick Institute, United States 2 Life University, United States Background: A 57 year old male presents with the chief complaint of progressive speech articulation problems spanning for the past two years. Methods: A thorough neurological examination revealed apraxia of the left lower extremity, a positive Myerson’s/Glabella sign, and tongue deviation to the right side upon motor tasking of the extremities. The patient did not have deviation of the tongue upon tongue protrusion. The patient had paradoxical counterphase pursuit following in the horizontal and vertical directions that was more pronounced with increased speed of the pursuit target. A treatment plan involving repetitive peripheral somatosensory stimulation on the left side of the tongue, speech exercises, and specific oculomotor rehabilitation was performed. Results: After four days of treatment the patient’s speech was dramatically improved, as well as appropriate pursuit following in all directions. Conclusion: The authors suggest further investigation into comprehensive, multimodal forms of neurorehabilitation in the management of aphasia. Keywords: Aphasia, Aphasia, Primary Progressive, Neurorehabilitation, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Speech Therapy 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, Sass C, Sass B, Druckman E, Behrendt B and Arrieta B (2015). MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION IMPROVES PATIENT WITH PROGRESSIVE APHASIA. Front. Neurol. Conference Abstract: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: TBI and Neurodegeneration. doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2015.58.00120 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. Chriss Sass, Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, United States, sasschr1@gmail.com Dr. Brian Sass, Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, United States, sassbria@gmail.com Dr. Elias Druckman, Life University, Marietta, United States, Drdruckman@gmail.com Dr. Ben Behrendt, Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, United States, drben@neuroworkshealthcare.com Mr. Beau Arrieta, Life University, Marietta, United States, neuromusician1@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 Chriss Sass Brian Sass Elias Druckman Ben Behrendt Beau Arrieta Google Frederick R Carrick David J Traster Chriss Sass Brian Sass Elias Druckman Ben Behrendt Beau Arrieta Google Scholar Frederick R Carrick David J Traster Chriss Sass Brian Sass Elias Druckman Ben Behrendt Beau Arrieta PubMed Frederick R Carrick David J Traster Chriss Sass Brian Sass Elias Druckman Ben Behrendt Beau Arrieta 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.