Event Abstract Back to Event ABSTRACT: IMPROVEMENT IN SYMPTOMS AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER WITH MULTIPLE CONCUSSIONS Matthew Antonucci1, 2*, Chris M. Sass1, 2 and Brian J. Sass1, 2 1 Plasticity Brain Centers, United States 2 Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, United States Background: A 20 year old, male, former high school football player, with a history of 3 concussions, presented with fogginess, sluggishness, light sensitivity, blurred vision, head pressure, and headache of 2-year duration. Graded Symptom Checklist (GSC) severity score was 31/138. Standard Assessment of Cognition (SAC) was scored at 27/30. Trails A (TA) and Trails B (TB) had scores of 22.7 sec and 40.3 seconds respectively; Trails B-A Difference (TB-A) was 17.6 sec. Simple Reaction Time (sRT) and Choice Reaction Time (cRT) latencies were 290 and 366 milliseconds respectively. Static (SVA) and Dynamic (DVA) Visual Acuity was -0.26 LogMAR and -0.06 respectively. Methods: A five-day, multi-modal program of neurological rehabilitation was administered three times per day, for 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 (-77.4%), increased SAC score (+11.1%), decreased TA time (- 4%), decreased TB time (-15.9%), decreased TB-A time (-31.3%), decreased sRT latency and cRT latency (-5.5% ,-5.5%), and increased SVA and DVA (+38.5%, +400%). Conclusion: Short duration, multi-modal, intensive programs of neurological rehabilitation may be a viable method to improve neurological function, and reduce symptoms in patients with protracted post-concussive disorders. Further investigation in this area is warranted. Keywords: Cognition, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Neurorehabilitation, concussion, TBI 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). ABSTRACT: IMPROVEMENT IN SYMPTOMS AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER WITH MULTIPLE CONCUSSIONS. Front. Neurol. Conference Abstract: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: TBI and Neurodegeneration. doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2015.58.00051 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: 30 Oct 2015; Published Online: 02 Nov 2015. * Correspondence: Dr. Matthew Antonucci, Plasticity Brain Centers, Orlando, Florida, United States, mantonucci@carrickinstitute.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 Matthew Antonucci Chris M Sass Brian J Sass Google Matthew Antonucci Chris M Sass Brian J Sass Google Scholar Matthew Antonucci Chris M Sass Brian J Sass PubMed Matthew Antonucci Chris M Sass Brian J Sass 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.