The use of hypnosis in severe brain injury rehabilitation: a case report

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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 ...