Commonalities of Various CNS Disorders Shown Schematically




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Neurorehabilitation Centre at CNA, Breda, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands

 



The title of this book, Neurorehabilitation for Central Nervous System Disorders, implies, among other things, that there are common paramedical goals within the different CNS disorders. These are defined on the basis of treatable variables. As previously indicated, the title of this book, Neurorehabilitation for Central Nervous System Disorders, implies, among other things, that there are many common symptoms among the different CNS disorders. This makes it possible to set up uniform treatment interventions. This justifies the use of the term neurorehabilitation (= rehabilitation for neurological disorders) in the title.

◘ Table 5.1 indicates the symptomatology frequently seen in CNS disorders. If there is a plus (+), this indicates that there may be impairments in the named item. That does not mean therefore that when there is a plus that it will be present in every patient with that pathology.


Table 5.1
Symptomatology of central nervous system disorders









































Symptomatology

CVA

Parkinson’s disease

Dementia

MS

Functions

Coordination

+

+

+a

+

Agility

+

+

+a

+

Stamina

+

+

+a

+

Muscle strength

+

+

+

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Jun 9, 2018 | Posted by in NEUROLOGY | Comments Off on Commonalities of Various CNS Disorders Shown Schematically

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