Affiliation:
1. Houston Neuroscience Brain Center, Houston, TX, USA
2. Network Neurology Health, Charleston, SC, USA
Abstract
In 2014, a 26-year-old male was involved in a motor vehicle accident resulting in a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The patient sustained a closed-head left temporal injury with coup contrecoup impact to the frontal region. The patient underwent a left side craniotomy and was comatose for 26 days. After gaining consciousness, he was discharged to a brain injury treatment center that worked with physical, speech, and occupational issues. He was discharged after eight months with significant speech, ambulation, spasticity, and cognitive issues as well as the onset of posttraumatic epilepsy. His parents sought hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) from a doctor in Louisiana. After 165 dives, the HBOT doctor recommended an addition of neurofeedback (NFB) therapy. In March 2019 the patient started NFB therapy intermixed with HBOT. The combination of NFB and HBOT improved plasticity and functionality in the areas of injury and the correlated symptoms including short-term memory, personality, language, and executive function, as well as significantly reducing the incidence of seizures. Severe brain injuries often leave lasting deficits with little hope for major recovery and there is a need for further research into long-term, effective neurological treatments for severe brain injuries. These results suggest that HBOT combined with NFB may be a viable option in treating severe brain injuries and should be investigated.
Subject
Neurology (clinical),Neurology,General Medicine
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