Advances in neuroRehabilitation of TREM2-related dementia A case report on a novel multimodal approach using virtual reality

Abstract

Interventions As the patient was in a chronic phase, to manage his cognitive and motor status, we decided to treat him by using a specific rehabilitation protocol, including 2 different types of training conventional cognitive and motor treatment and a combined advanced approach using the virtual reality rehabilitation system (VRRS). The two protocols were separated by 4 weeks of rest, to avoid/reduce a cumulative effect. The patient’s cognitive and motor profile was assessed three times that is before (at T0) and after (at T1) the conventional training as well as at the beginning (T2) and at the end of the combined experimental approach (T3).Outcomes After the combined therapeutic approach with the virtual reality rehabilitation system, we observed a significant reduction in anxiety, apathy, indifference and depressive symptoms with a more evident motor improvement involving the head and the trunk control.Lessons …