Short-Term Efficacy of Cerebello-spinal tDCS and Body Weight-Supported Treadmill Training in the Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration: a Rare Case Report.

Body weight-supported treadmill training Case report Cerebello-spinal transcranial direct current stimulation Hypertrophic olivary degeneration

Journal

Cerebellum (London, England)
ISSN: 1473-4230
Titre abrégé: Cerebellum
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101089443

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
20 Dec 2023
Historique:
accepted: 12 12 2023
medline: 20 12 2023
pubmed: 20 12 2023
entrez: 20 12 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

The present case study reported a patient diagnosed with hypertrophic olivary degeneration, a rare condition characterized by a trans-neuronal degeneration and signal enhancement in T2-weighted images on magnetic resonance imaging, usually caused by cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, and trauma. Furthermore, the relevant literature review was performed. The existing pharmacological treatment has limited clinical benefits on the patient. Since spontaneous remission hardly occurs in the disease, there are no other effective treatments. In this case, the patient was a 55-year-old Chinese male who presented progressive gait difficulty for several months due to both-sided ataxia. Neurological examination revealed upper extremity and lower limb bilateral spasticity, ataxia, slurred speech, and dysmetria. Therefore, our study treated the patient through the inventive application of cerebello-spinal transcranial direct current stimulation and body weight-supported treadmill training. After a 4-week treatment, the patient could walk independently, without aid, speeding up by 7%, as well as the ataxia symptoms, and balance has improved significantly. It was demonstrated in this case report that the combination of cerebello-spinal tDCS and body weight-supported treadmill training can be an effective treatment for patients with Hypertrophic olivary degeneration.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38117450
doi: 10.1007/s12311-023-01650-1
pii: 10.1007/s12311-023-01650-1
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Subventions

Organisme : Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province
ID : No.2021J01231
Organisme : The Joint Funds for the Innovation of Science and Technology Fujian Province
ID : No.2021Y9088

Informations de copyright

© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Xi-Chen Wang (XC)

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.

Nai-Qing Cai (NQ)

Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

Xiao-Ping Cheng (XP)

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.

Lin Zhang (L)

Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

Wen-Zong Wang (WZ)

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.

Jun Ni (J)

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China. nijun1000@126.com.
National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China. nijun1000@126.com.

Xin-Yuan Chen (XY)

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China. fychenxinyuan@fjmu.edu.cn.

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