Open AccessConstraint-Induced Movement Therapy for Individuals After Cerebral Hemispherectomy: A Case Series
Author(s) -
Stella de Bode,
Stacy L. Fritz,
Kristi Weir-Haynes,
Gary W. Mathern
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20070240
Subject(s) - constraint induced movement therapy , hemispherectomy , splint (medicine) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rehabilitation , medicine , psychology , occupational therapy , physical therapy , unilateral neglect , neglect , epilepsy , psychiatry
This 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.