http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13760-015-0459-3
Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse,
Steven Laureys,
Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville
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Introduction
Rehabilitation in patients with severe
brain injury remains a complex and challenging task. Published data
about neurorehabilitative treatments are still insufficient to make
clear recommendations. This report presents the case of a patient
with severe brain injury for whom hypnosis was proposed as part of
his rehabilitation treatment program.
Case report
A 50-year-old man suffered a severe
cerebral hemorrhage. He showed a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS [1]) score
of 8 (E4VtM3) at the emergency department. Brain CT scan showed left
capsule-lenticular hemorrhage. Electroencephalogram showed slowing of
basic rhythms with left lateralization. The patient was
tracheotomized, received gastric feeding, and a shunt was placed to
relieve secondary hydrocephaly. After 22 days, he left the intensive
care unit with a GCS of 10 (E4VtM5). Two months post-injury, the
patient was transferred to a rehabilitation center with the
observation of “spontaneous eyes opening and arousal.” Seven
months pos ...
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