Searching for just a few words should be enough to get started. If you need to make more complex queries, use the tips below to guide you.
Issue title: COVID-19’s Impact on the Practice of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine: Insights and Recommendations
Guest editors: Matthew McLaughlin and Christian Vercler
Article type: Case Report
Authors: Gilardone, Giulia1; * | Fumagalli, Francesca Maria1 | Monti, Alessia | Pintavalle, Giuseppe | Troletti, Isabella Derada | Gilardone, Marco | Corbo, Massimo
Affiliations: Department of Neurorehabilitation Sciences, Casa di Cura del Policlinico, Milan, Italy
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Giulia Gilardone, Department of Neurorehabilitation Sciences, Casa di Cura del Policlinico, Via G. Dezza 48, Milan, 20144, Italy. Tel.: +39 0248593725; E-mail: [email protected].
Note: [1] These authors contributed equally to the work.
Abstract: PURPOSE: There is a general lack of evidence on the efficacy of rehabilitation training methods after childhood stroke. The aim of the current paper is to provide an example of a multidisciplinary assessment and intensive patient-centered rehabilitation program that was devised following the Clinical Guidelines for Childhood Stroke Diagnosis, Management and Rehabilitation, based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. METHOD: The case of a 13-year-old teenager with physical, linguistic, cognitive and emotional impairments after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in left middle cerebral artery territories is presented and his neurorehabilitation program is described. RESULTS: After an intensive and comprehensive rehabilitation period, the patient showed significant improvement involving language abilities, cognitive flexibility, logical reasoning and motor independence. A 6-month post-stroke follow-up evaluation showed further gains in spontaneous language, improved motivation and collaboration, reduction of impulsiveness and better general motor stability. CONCLUSION: This case highlights how an intensive, patient-centered, interdisciplinary rehabilitation approach can lead to good improvement across different domains, maximizing the spontaneous recovery in children and adolescents after AIS.
Keywords: Pediatric stroke, multidisciplinary rehabilitation, intensive treatment, ICF
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-190636
Journal: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 255-262, 2020
IOS Press, Inc.
6751 Tepper Drive
Clifton, VA 20124
USA
Tel: +1 703 830 6300
Fax: +1 703 830 2300
[email protected]
For editorial issues, like the status of your submitted paper or proposals, write to [email protected]
IOS Press
Nieuwe Hemweg 6B
1013 BG Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 688 3355
Fax: +31 20 687 0091
[email protected]
For editorial issues, permissions, book requests, submissions and proceedings, contact the Amsterdam office [email protected]
Inspirees International (China Office)
Ciyunsi Beili 207(CapitaLand), Bld 1, 7-901
100025, Beijing
China
Free service line: 400 661 8717
Fax: +86 10 8446 7947
[email protected]
For editorial issues, like the status of your submitted paper or proposals, write to [email protected]
如果您在出版方面需要帮助或有任何建, 件至: [email protected]