Improvement of Hypothyroid-Related Symptoms Quantified by a Graded Symptom Score After 1 Week of Multi-Modal Neuro-Rehabilitation
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 39-year-old female was referred by her chiropractor and presented with a history of a 10-year gradual onset of weight gain, fatigue, “severe” pain, irritability, nausea, and bowel irritability. Graded Symptom Checklist (GSC) severity score was 83/138. Standard Assessment of Cognition (SAC) was scored at 27/30. Trails A (TA) and Trails B (TB) had scores of 27.6 sec and 40.4 seconds respectively.
Methods: A four-day, multi-modal program of neurological rehabilitation was administered three times per day, for approximately 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 (-86.7%), increased SAC score (+7.4%), decreased TA time (- 19.6%), decreased TB time (-3.5%).
Conclusion: Short duration, multi-modal, intensive programs of neurological rehabilitation may be a possible treatment to reduce symptoms and improve cognitive abilities of speed and fluid intelligence, in patients with long-duration hypothyroid-related symptoms.
Keywords: Cognition, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Neurorehabilitation, Hypothyroidism, Weight Gain
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). IMPROVEMENT OF HYPOTHYROID-RELATED SYMPTOMS QUANTIFIED BY A GRADED SYMPTOM SCORE AFTER 1 WEEK OF MULTI-MODAL NEURO-REHABILITATION. Front. Neurol. Conference Abstract: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: TBI and Neurodegeneration. doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2015.58.00052
Received: 30 Oct 2015; Published Online: 02 Nov 2015.
Footnotes:
1 Plasticity Brain Centers, United States
2 Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, United States
Correspondence: Dr. Matthew Antonucci, Plasticity Brain Centers, Orlando, Florida, United States, mantonucci@carrickinstitute.com