Sensory Stimulation Program

Di, Haibo; Schnakers, Caroline

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-2440-5_10

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“…[30] Thus, the rationale for treatment is to enrich the environment and promote neural plasticity to prevent any additional detrimental effects on an already damaged brain. [10] Multisensory environments are found in nature, recognized as beneficial to many medical conditions. Interventional approaches resort to variations of multisensory stimulation such as multimodal stimulation of the senses, [31] music therapy, [32] or verticalization protocol using a tilted table with an integrated stepping device.…”

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“…TBI-induced brain damage produces sensory deprivation [30] . Thus, the rationale for treatment is to enrich the environment and promote neural plasticity to prevent any additional detrimental effects on an already damaged brain [10] . Multisensory environments are found in nature, recognized as beneficial to many medical conditions.…”

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“…SS programs usually consist of presenting a repetitive, frequent, and moderate-to-high intensity simple stimulation, [9] and they vary in intensity and frequency of intervention, as well as the targeted senses. At a minimum, most programs included stimulation of visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic, and tactile senses [10,11] . Particularly, the processing of emotional information is prioritized in the cognitive system [12] and the sensory processing is enhanced by emotion [13] .…”

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“…At a minimum, most programs included stimulation of visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic, and tactile senses. [10,11] Particularly, the processing of emotional information is prioritized in the cognitive system [12] and the sensory processing is enhanced by emotion. [13] Therefore, emotional stimuli may receive privileged access to attention and awareness systems.…”

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Improving motor and cognitive recovery following severe traumatic brain injury using advanced emotional audio-video stimulation

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Pollicino²,

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et al. 2021

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Rationale: It is estimated that about 6 million people suffer from severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year (73 cases per 100,000 people). TBI may affect emotional, sensory-motor, cognitive, and psychological functions with a consequent worsening of both patient and his/her caregiver's quality of life. In recent years, technological innovations allowed the development of new, advanced sensory stimulation systems, such as Neurowave, to further stimulate residual cognitive abilities and, at the same time, evaluate residual cognition.Patient concern: An 69-year-old Italian man entered our neurorehabilitation unit with a diagnosis of minimally conscious state following severe TBI. He breathed spontaneously via tracheostomy and was fed via percutaneous gastrostomy. At the neurological examination, the patient showed severe tetraparesis as he showed fluctuating alertness and responsiveness to external stimuli and opened the eyes without stimulation.Diagnosis: Patient was affected by subarachnoid hemorrhage and frontotemporal bilateral hematoma, which were surgically treated with decompressive craniotomy and subsequent cranioplasty about 6 months before. Interventions:The patient underwent a neuropsychological and clinical evaluation before (T0) and after a conventional rehabilitation cycle (T1), and after a Neurowave emotional stimulation-supported rehabilitative cycle (T2).Outcomes: Following conventional rehabilitation (T1), the patient achieved a partial improvement in behavioral responsiveness; there was also a mild improvement in the caregiver's distress. Conversely, Neurowave emotional stimulation session determined (at T2) a significant improvement of the patient's behavioral responsiveness, cognition, and in the caregiver's distress. The P300 recording in response to the NES showed a significant change of P300 magnitude and latency.Discussion: Our data suggest that emotional-integrated sensory stimulation using adequate visual stimuli represents a beneficial, complementary rehabilitative treatment for patients in minimally conscious state following a severe TBI. This may occur because stimuli with emotional salience can provide a reliable motivational resource to stimulate motor and cognitive recovery following severe TBI.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Improving motor and cognitive recovery following severe traumatic brain injury using advanced emotional audio-video stimulation

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Pollicino²,

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et al. 2021

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“…SS programs are based on the idea that to avoid sensory deprivation you should organize an enriched environment which can promote neural plasticity (Di and Schnakers, 2012). However, following the tacit hypothesis that DOC patients have reduced attention capacities and that simple stimulation is less demanding in terms of cognitive processing, several SS protocols used simple and often meaningless stimulations.…”

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