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Treating Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Combining Neurofeedback and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in a Single Case Study

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Check out this Knowledge Base article from StressTherapy Solutions: Treating Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Combining Neurofeedback and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in a Single Case Study.

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Study at a glance

Area
TBI & Concussion
Study type
Case study
Authors
White RD, Turner RP, Arnold N, Bernica A, Lewis BN, Swatzyna RJ
Journal
Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
Year
2021
Participants
1
Population
Adults
Protocol
neurofeedback combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Key findings

  • Patient: 26-year-old man with severe TBI, 26 days in coma, and seizures that began after the injury
  • Neurofeedback was added after 165 hyperbaric oxygen sessions and then alternated with them
  • Reported improvements in memory, personality, language and executive function, and fewer seizures
  • Single case only; the authors say the combination needs further study

DOI 10.1177/15500594211068255 → PubMed 34931544 →

A single case report of a young man who suffered a severe brain injury in a car accident in 2014, needed surgery, spent 26 days in a coma and was left with major speech, movement, spasticity and thinking problems, plus seizures that began after the injury. After 165 hyperbaric oxygen sessions, neurofeedback was added starting in 2019 and alternated with the oxygen treatment. The authors report better short-term memory, language and executive function, changes in personality and a clear drop in seizures, and they call for proper research into this combination.