A EFICÁCIA DA CINESIOTERAPIA NA REABILITAÇÃO MOTORA PÓS CRANIOTOMIA EM REGIÃO FRONTO - PARIETAL: RELATO DE CASO

Abstract

The most common type of surgery to remove a meningioma is called a craniotomy. Meningiomas are benign tumors, being classified as one of the main groups of primary neoplasms of the central nervous system, with a predominance in female adults aged between 50 and 70 years. Presenting symptoms may be headache, seizures, blurred vision, weakness in arms or legs, numbness, loss of balance, hearing loss, memory loss. Objective: To present the results regarding the physical therapy care of a patient after craniectomy for Meningioma in the left frontoparietal region, addressing the practice of kinesiotherapy exercises. Methods: The patient underwent an initial assessment using the neurological assessment form developed by the research team of this study, which assessed muscle strength, visual analogue pain scale (VAS), reflexes, sensitivity, Rombeg test, gait, functional independence scale, handgrip strength using a dynamometer. The service protocol for motor rehabilitation was carried out through active therapeutic exercises, carried out in the positions, sitting and standing, gradually. Results: However, it was possible to observe significant results in the handgrip strength, at the beginning of the evaluation the patient obtained 9.0 kg for the dominant hand and after the end of the treatment 17.9 kg. Conclusion: The proposed physiotherapeutic rehabilitation showed an increase in palm pressure strength, as well as muscle strength recovery, favoring an increase in fine motor skills of the right hand.