Persistent post-concussion syndrome (PPCS) develops in 10 to 30 percent of patients following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), yet the most effective management approach remains an open question. This report describes a 37-year-old female who sustained a motor vehicle collision and was followed prospectively over 27 months....
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Discussion
Signed responses from readers of the wire.
No actionable change—a single longitudinal case study cannot support generalizable clinical protocols; findings may generate hypotheses for multimodal concussion rehab research but should not alter current practice.
Persistent post-concussion syndrome with vestibular and cognitive sequelae represents an underserved patient population, and long-term multimodal rehabilitation case documentation can inform future study designs.
- 01Single patient followed for 27 months after mild traumatic brain injury from a car accident.
- 02Multimodal rehabilitation (combining several therapy types) was used to address persistent post-concussion syndrome.
- 03Vestibular and cognitive symptoms commonly co-occur in post-concussion syndrome, relevant to audiology-vestibular practice.
- 04Case study design limits generalizability; results are hypothesis-generating only.
- 05Long follow-up duration (27 months) provides unusual insight into the chronic recovery trajectory.
Multimodal rehabilitation over 27 months can address persistent post-concussion syndrome following mild traumatic brain injury.
studyunclear- PMID
- 42776670
- DOI
- 10.3390/neurosci7050098.
- Journal
- Neurosciences
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 1
- Population
- Single adult patient with persistent post-concussion syndrome after motor vehicle collision
- Intervention
- Multimodal rehabilitation program
Primary outcomes
Symptom trajectory over 27-month follow-up; Functional recovery outcomes from multimodal rehabilitation