Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for Individuals After Cerebral Hemispherectomy: A Case Series
| Autor: | Kristi Weir-Haynes, Gary W. Mathern, Stella de Bode, Stacy L. Fritz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Adult
Male Restraint Physical medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Hemispherectomy Movement medicine.medical_treatment Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Case Reports Cerebral hemispherectomy Young Adult Physical medicine and rehabilitation Neuroimaging Neuroplasticity medicine Humans Child Epilepsy Rehabilitation Reproducibility of Results Magnetic Resonance Imaging Exercise Therapy Paresis Constraint-induced movement therapy Treatment Outcome Hemiparesis Chronic Disease Physical therapy Feasibility Studies Female Motor recovery medicine.symptom Psychology Splint (medicine) |
| Zdroj: | Physical Therapy. 89:361-369 |
| ISSN: | 1538-6724 0031-9023 |
| DOI: | 10.2522/ptj.20070240 |
| Popis: | Background and PurposeThis case report describes the feasibility and efficacy of the use of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) in 4 individuals (aged 12–22 years) who underwent cerebral hemispherectomy (age at time of surgery=4–10 years). The aims of this case series were: (1) to evaluate the feasibility of this therapeutic approach involving a shortened version of CIMT, (2) to examine improvements that occurred within the upper extremity of the hemiparetic side, (3) to investigate the feasibility of conducting brain imaging in individuals with depressed mental ages, and (4) to examine changes in the sensorimotor cortex following intervention.Case DescriptionThe patients received a shortened version of CIMT for 3 hours each day for a period of 10 days. In addition, a standard resting splint was used for the unimpaired hand for an 11-day period. Each patient was encouraged to wear the splint for 90% of his or her waking hours. The following outcome measures were used: the Actual Amount of Use Test (AAUT), the Box and Block Test (BBT), and the upper-extremity grasping and motor portions of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Motor Recovery (FM).OutcomesImmediately after therapy, improvements were found in AAUT and BBT scores, but no improvements were found in FM scores. Three patients underwent brain imaging before and after therapy and showed qualitative changes consistent with reorganization of sensorimotor cortical representations of both paretic and nonparetic hands in one isolated hemisphere.DiscussionThe findings suggest that CIMT may be a feasible method of rehabilitation in individuals with chronic hemiparesis, possibly leading to neuroplastic therapy–related changes in the brain. |
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