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A multidisciplinary approach to assess recovery of consciousness in a patient with moyamoya disease
Katia MicchiaSimona De SalvoCettina AlloneRosa MorabitoCaterina FormicaCorallo FFrancesco CoralloSilvia MarinoAntonino Todarosubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyConsciousnessmedicine.medical_treatmentCerebral arteriesNeuropsychological Tests050105 experimental psychologyrehabilitation03 medical and health sciencesBehavioral Neuroscience0302 clinical medicinePhysical medicine and rehabilitationOcclusionmedicineHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesCarotid StenosisCognitive DysfunctionMoyamoya diseasedisorders of consciousnessneuropsychological evaluationPersistent vegetative stateOriginal ResearchRehabilitationbusiness.industry05 social sciencesNeuropsychologyNeurological RehabilitationCognitionRecovery of Functionmedicine.diseaseStenosisTreatment OutcomeItalyMotor SkillsCerebral Arterial DiseasesMoyamoya Diseasebusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgerydescription
Abstract Introduction Moyamoya disease (MMD) meaning “hazy puff of smoke” in Japanese is a rare chronic cerebrovascular syndrome characterized by progressive stenosis and occlusion of the internal carotid arteries (ICAs) anterior cerebral arteries (ACAs), and middle cerebral arteries (MCAs). Methods Our moyamoya patient with severely impaired cognitive and motor functions underwent a specific motor and neuropsychological rehabilitative treatments to assess the recovery of consciousness. Results Results obtained showed an improvement of clinical and neuropsychological examination. These findings highlighted the importance of an intensive rehabilitation techniques used in the care of disorders of consciousness patients. Conclusions The use of sensory methods provides advantages for the rehabilitation. In fact, in this study, we showed a correlation between sensory stimulation and changes in patient's clinical status.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-01 | Brain and Behavior |