International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
Munerah Mohammed Alissa
Department of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, King Fahad Specialist Hospital,
Dammam
Saudi Arabia
Research Article
The Outcome of Early and Intensive Inpatient Rehabilitation of Paraplegic Patient Following Meningioma Resection Complicated with Post Surgery Contralateral Intracerebral Haemorrhage
Author(s): Munerah Mohammed Alissa and Haitham Ben AliMunerah Mohammed Alissa and Haitham Ben Ali
Aim: This study was conducted to compare the outcome of an early and intensive inpatient rehabilitation of paraplegic patient both sides, the side that affected by brain tumour excision and the side that affected by haemorrhage lesion.
Methodology: The patient was a 43-year-old woman presenting with right parasagittal meningioma attached to the posterior third of the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) and complicated with post-surgery contralateral intracerebral haemorrhage. After that, patient developed a complete paraplegia. She received 8 weeks of intensive inpatient rehabilitation and the intervention was reviewed in 4th week post-surgery and in the 8th week at the time of discharge.
Results: The outcome was variable comparing to the both sides. In the 4th week post-surgery, the body side affected by tumour resection im.. View More»