Complex integrative etiological (possibly encephalomyelitis) , clinical, paraclinic and therapeutic aspects in a patient with quite light spastic paraparesis and sensitivity disorders, old objected by medullar mitigation at vertebral level T5-T7 – Case report
Introduction: This paper presents an extremely complex case of quite light spastic paraparesis, with a medical history from childhood (at 12 years), encephalomyelitis (remission?), which in adulthood (at 22 years) was diagnosed and treated as multiple sclerosis 1 year and 6 months (this diagnosis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Romanian Association of Balneology, Editura Balneara
2018-09-01
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Series: | Balneo Research Journal |
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Online Access: | http://bioclima.ro/Balneo197.pdf |
Summary: | Introduction: This paper presents an extremely complex case of quite light spastic paraparesis, with a medical history from childhood
(at 12 years), encephalomyelitis (remission?), which in adulthood (at 22 years) was diagnosed and treated as multiple sclerosis 1
year and 6 months (this diagnosis has been subsegmently deniend with IRM in 2017: reducing the size of the medullary cord in the
vertebrae plane T5-T7 sequelae aspect) and the afferent neuro-rehabilitative actual management approach, respectively.
Materials and methods: 43 year old female patient admintted in our Clinic s Division for a AIS/ Frankel D motor deficiency,
pain with mechanical carcass at the spine, disturbances of balance , bladder dysfunction (incontinance), dorsal plantar flexion deficit
bilateral (left > right), gait with a broad base of support with external unilateral support, with hip flexural , knee flexion, and dorsal
flexion deficiency while walking, attack digitigrad (left > right), and sensibility impairment from T12 level downwards. The patient
was clinical and functionally evaluated, according to the standard implemented protocols of our Unit , through the following
measurament evalution scales: AIS, Functional Independence Measure (FIM), QQL (Quality of life), Ashworth, Penn, FAC
International Scale, and investigate paraclinic: IRM brain, cervical and thoracic spine, radiographic cervical spine , abdominal
ecography.
Results: Following optimal treatment including pharmacological, and complex neuro-rehabilition program the patient had a
favorable evolution with increased values of the measurament scales (motor AIS with 4 points, FIM motor with 5 points, QQL with
6 points, and FAC with 2 points) ), remission of ataxic / vertiginous phenomena, quaremision of urinary incontinence (controlling
micturitions for at least 10 minutes after urge to urinate); in addition and also very important: diminished spasticity and significantly
improved of the gait pattern.Now shie can walk without support on short / medium distances and also very important it can rise
without sitting support (in a relatively low position) to orthostatism, and also climbs and descends stairs with the support of the bar
and only with the supervision of another person.
Conclusion: From the etiologic point of view, multiple sclerosis, uterine apoplexy as well arterio-venous malformation has been
recently refuted. The present case represents the importance of building a complete diagnosis (etiologic and of stage) and particular
neuro-rehabilitative therapy approuch with both clinical, psihological and scientific impact. |
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ISSN: | 2069-7597 2069-7619 |