Rehabilitation of Lance-Adams Syndrome: A Case Report

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  • Jorge Miguel Baptista Rodrigues Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central
  • Sílvia Isabel Santos Esteves Boaventura Barbosa Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central
  • Susana Fernandes Rosa Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central
  • Teresa Patrícia Plancha da Silva Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central
  • Marta Alexandre Amaral Silva Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central
  • Pedro Soares Branco Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.25759/spmfr.341

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Mioclonia/reabilitação

Résumé

Lance-Adams syndrome, or chronic posthypoxic myoclonus, is a rare complication of successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation often associated with cerebellar ataxia. The authors report a 41-year-old patient who presented with clinical features of dysarthria, tetraplegia, severe myoclonus, dysdiadochokinesia and cerebellar ataxia after respiratory arrest in the context of chemotherapy treatment. These symptoms resulted in marked functional consequences with inability to stand or perform activities of daily living. Hypoxic encephalopathy with Lance-Adams syndrome was assumed. Implementation of pharmacological treatment coupled with an intensive interdisciplinary rehabilitation program produced marked symptomatic and functional improvements which permitted autonomous activities of daily living and supervised locomotion after 7 months. The aim of this report was to emphasize the importance of the correct diagnosis and proper management of Lance-Adams syndrome leading to the improvement of the patients’ functional outcomes.

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2020-06-17

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Rodrigues JMB, Barbosa SISEB, Rosa SF, da Silva TPP, Silva MAA, Branco PS. Rehabilitation of Lance-Adams Syndrome: A Case Report. SPMFR [Internet]. 17 juin 2020 [cité 4 déc. 2024];32(1):39-45. Disponible sur: https://spmfrjournal.org/index.php/spmfr/article/view/341

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