Effects of neurofeedback on the short-term memory and continuous attention of patients with moderate traumatic brain injury: A preliminary randomized controlled clinical trial

Rostami, Reza; Salamati, Payman; Yarandi, Kourosh Karimi; Khoshnevisan, Alireza; Saadat, Soheil; Kamali, Zeynab Sadat; Ghiasi, Somaie; Zaryabi, Atefeh; Saeid, Seyed Shahab Ghazi Mir; Arjipour, Mahdi; Rezaee‐Zavareh, Mohammad Saeid; Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa

doi:10.1016/j.cjtee.2016.11.007

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“…Every brain damage causes conflicts with the so-called electric and chemical brain language, altering the space of prevailing networks and the action of neurotransmitters, which provoke a decline of the brain systems. Some studies confirmed that neurotherapy, also called neurofeedback therapy (NFT), can promote neuroplasticity [128]. NFT was shown to excite meaningful variants in structural and functional connectivity among young patients moderate TBI [127].…”

Section: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (Nr) and Neurotherapymentioning

confidence: 99%

Management of Traumatic Brain Injury: From Present to Future

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TBI (traumatic brain injury) is a major cause of death among youth in industrialized societies. Brain damage following traumatic injury is a result of direct and indirect mechanisms; indirect or secondary injury involves the initiation of an acute inflammatory response, including the breakdown of the blood–brain barrier (BBB), brain edema, infiltration of peripheral blood cells, and activation of resident immunocompetent cells, as well as the release of numerous immune mediators such as interleukins and chemotactic factors. TBI can cause changes in molecular signaling and cellular functions and structures, in addition to tissue damage, such as hemorrhage, diffuse axonal damages, and contusions. TBI typically disturbs brain functions such as executive actions, cognitive grade, attention, memory data processing, and language abilities. Animal models have been developed to reproduce the different features of human TBI, better understand its pathophysiology, and discover potential new treatments. For many years, the first approach to manage TBI has been treatment of the injured tissue with interventions designed to reduce the complex secondary-injury cascade. Several studies in the literature have stressed the importance of more closely examining injuries, including endothelial, microglia, astroglia, oligodendroglia, and precursor cells. Significant effort has been invested in developing neuroprotective agents. The aim of this work is to review TBI pathophysiology and existing and potential new therapeutic strategies in the management of inflammatory events and behavioral deficits associated with TBI.

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Section: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (Nr) and Neurotherapymentioning

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“…Additionally, we highlight the effects of increasing fast waves , which is associated with increased cortical activation [19]. Likewise, the improvements in visual and verbal memory skills coincide with the findings of Rostami [20] that can be explained by changes in attentional control, which directly impact memory [16,21,22].…”

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Neurofeedback Training to Increase of Cognitive Skills in Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Garzón¹

2018

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The aim of this case analysis was to study the effect Neurofeedback (NFB) training protocol in attention, memory, verbal fluency and speed in an 18-yearold woman patient who suffered a severe TBI due to major car accident one year ago, who presented disoriented, with both, anterograde memory and attention problems at the time of neuropsychology consultation. Additionally, absence crises, quadrantanopsia and left divergent strabismus was reported.Electroencephalogram study reports a predominance in a right parieto-temporal slow brain activity. Thus, we proposed 20 sessions of neurofeedback training protocol aimed to increase beta wave and inhibit theta wave. After four months, the patient experienced a significant improvements in attention, coding, working memory and processing speed. The cognitive performance improvements was associate, with a slow brain waves percentage decrease, which according to previous research could be related with low blood flow. Copyright: ©2018 Riaño-Garzón et al. Keywords:Wechsler intelligence scale III: [11] an instrument for to calculate the intellectual profile and that was used to evaluate speed of processing, attention and working memory. This instrument offers conversion to scalar scores for each subtest. figure: [12] which was used to evaluate visual memory. Rey complex ProcedureThe intervention program was developed in three phases: a) Evaluation of attention processes, memory and language B) Implementation of NFB Protocol and c) Post-intervention assessment.The NFB program was developed in three sessions per week, each session lasting 30 minutes. A training NFB protocol was used directed to increase the brain-wave of 12-16 Hz (beta wave) and inhibition the slower brain-wave of 4-7 Hz (theta wave) in a monopolar montage. Twenty training sessions were conducted. ResultsThe NFB training program was useful in increasing visual attention, attentional span, short-term verbal and visual memory, processes where equal to above-average performances are observed according to the participant's age (Table 1). In addition, there were improvements in long-term memory, working memory and verbal fluency; however, these results did not reach the expected levels. Improvements in cognitive performance due to NFB are explained by the modification of the cortical electrical activity, where a decrease in theta wave was observed from an initial percentage of 28.75 to a final percentage of 19.80 ( Figure 1). Visual attention Copyright: ©2018 Riaño-Garzón et al. DiscussionCognitive impairment, especially attention and memory, stands out in the TBI [13], for this reason, the object of study was to increase attention, memory, verbal fluency and speed through a NFB training protocol. The results showed that NFB generated improvement in the cognitive processes of the patient with TBI after a stimulation process of 30 sessions compared to its initial evaluation.The observed increases in visual and auditory attention, coincide with findings of Bernal [14]; Gadea, Aliño, et al. [15], who found signi...

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“…EEG neurofeedback is widely used to treat epilepsy [ 62 ]; it is also being administered in novel capacities to treat conditions such as fibromyalgia [ 63 ] or chronic prostatitis [ 64 ] and is commonly adopted in rehabilitation, for example, in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) [ 65 ], stroke [ 66 ], spinal cord [ 67 ], and traumatic brain injuries [ 68 , 69 ].…”

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Behavioral Medicine Methods in Treatment of Somatic Conditions

Białkowska

Juranek

Wojtkiewicz

2020

BioMed Research International

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Background. The aim of this article is to present a short review of noninvasive, nonpharmacological treatment methods used in somatic illnesses that fall under the umbrella of approach called behavioral medicine. Methods. The narrative review method was applied in the study. Science paper databases, including PubMed, had been used to retrieve papers on therapeutic methods used in clinical setting that meet the broad criteria of behavioral medicine definition as stated in the Charter of International Behavioral Medicine Society Results. Main groups of methods, disorders in which they are being employed and their effectiveness, have been identified. Conclusions. Behavioral medicine is grouping treatment methods and interventions that hold large potential for clinical setting. Two groups of methods can be distinguished by the scrutiny and level of evidence gathered in their effectiveness assessment; for biofeedback, guided imagery, and hypnosis techniques, comprehensive evidence reports in the framework of U.S. Evidence Synthesis Program exist. Meditation techniques, disclosure therapies, and relaxation methods are less well assessed. Broader employment of behavioral medicine therapies in clinical setting is possible after addressing two major problems in the field, which are deficiencies in quality evidence of effectiveness for many of the methods and their insufficiencies in underlying therapeutic mechanism knowledge.

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Effects of neurofeedback on the short-term memory and continuous attention of patients with moderate traumatic brain injury: A preliminary randomized controlled clinical trial

Cited by 21 publications

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Management of Traumatic Brain Injury: From Present to Future

Management of Traumatic Brain Injury: From Present to Future

Neurofeedback Training to Increase of Cognitive Skills in Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Behavioral Medicine Methods in Treatment of Somatic Conditions

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