Rehabilitation for Balance and Ambulation in a Patient With Attention Impairment Due to Intracranial Hemorrhage

The purpose of this case report is to describe physical therapy to improve the balance and ambulation of a 16-year-old patient with attention impairment following intracranial hemorrhage. The patient initially had frequent losses of balance, especially in distracting environments, due in part to dec...

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Published in:Physical therapy 2002-05, Vol.82 (5), p.473-484
Main Author: Tappan, Rachel S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Attention
Brain damage
Care and treatment
Case studies
Central nervous system diseases
Cognition
Cognition disorders
Cognition Disorders - rehabilitation
Cognitive disorders
Equilibrium (Physiology)
Hemorrhage
Humans
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - complications
Intracranial Hemorrhages - complications
Intracranial Hemorrhages - etiology
Male
Management
Motor ability
Motor skills
Occupational Therapy
Outpatients
Physical therapy
Physical Therapy Modalities
Physical therapy services
Postural Balance
Practice
Teenagers
Testing
Therapeutics, Physiological
Time Factors
Visual Perception
Walking
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Summary:The purpose of this case report is to describe physical therapy to improve the balance and ambulation of a 16-year-old patient with attention impairment following intracranial hemorrhage. The patient initially had frequent losses of balance, especially in distracting environments, due in part to decreased attention. He was managed with a balance and ambulation training program that incorporated the principles of cognitive rehabilitation for attention impairments. Following 11 weeks of outpatient therapy, the patient returned to independent ambulation at school without losses of balance. Research is needed to determine the interaction between balance and attention in patients with brain injury and effective treatment for patients with decreased balance related to attention impairments.
ISSN:0031-9023
1538-6724
DOI:10.1093/ptj/82.5.473