Case report, case study
Multidisciplinary approach to the rehabilitation of a patient with parkinsonism – a case report
Matea Stiperski Matoc
; University Hospital Dubrava, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with Rheumatology, Zagreb, Croatia
*
Paola Danjek
; University Hospital Dubrava, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with Rheumatology, Zagreb, Croatia
Petar Gulin
; University Hospital Dubrava, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Zagreb, Croatia
Dubravka Bobek
; University Hospital Dubrava, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with Rheumatology, Zagreb, Croatia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
A 71-year-old patient was referred for rehabilitation in an advanced stage of parkinsonism. The patient presented with a slow gait, postural instability, bradykinesia, slightly increased upper limb tone, discrete tremor of the right hand, hypomimia and hypophonia. The multidisciplinary rehabilitation team consisted of a physiatrist, a neurologist, an otorhinolaryngologist, a speech-language pathologist, an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist and a medical technician. An individualized rehabilitation plan included multimodal physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Standardized tests were used to evaluate the effects of rehabilitation after completion of rehabilitation and after three months to determine the effectiveness of the rehabilitation procedures.
Keywords
parkinsonism; rehabilitation; speech therapy
Hrčak ID:
318625
URI
Publication date:
25.6.2024.
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