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Patient had been
in rehabilitation
in various
locations and
inpatient centers.
She was released
and was enrolled
in the Special Ed.
Program in high
school in the fall
of 1999. Patient
is in a wheelchair
with her left side
paralyzed. She
had a left field
neglect in her
vision. Patient
could speak but
with limited
vocabulary. Her
short-term memory
is very limited
and she can easily
become angry and
depressed. She
refused to read
the one page
experience stories
that were
developed in the
Special Ed. Class,
telling her mother
that she was
always too tired
to read them,
asking her mother
to read them for
her.
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May 30, 2000, the
Cognitive Systems
System was
installed in home.
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June 8, 2000, in a
group meeting at
Jim Thorpe Rehab,
the patient’s
mother reported
that patient had
read a full-page
story without any
hesitation. The
mother said that
she felt that the
System had given
her hope and
helped her to
focus on the
assignments.
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A Jim Thorpe Rehab
Center therapist
(Speech Language
Pathologist)
assumed the
management
responsibility for
patient, setting
up a pilot case
study.
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Jim Thorpe Rehab
personnel went to
patient’s home and
conducted the
Neuro-psychology
battery of tests
to determine level
of cognitive
functioning.
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July 24, 2000,
patient’s mother
talked with
Cognitive Systems
and stated that
patient would be
continuing with
the System even
after school
starts in August.
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Patient attended
High School and
showed significant
progress although
she has a long way
to go due to the
severity of her
brain trauma.
Patient is
continuing to
practice her
cognitive thinking
skills using the
Cognitive Systems
System in her
home.
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January 2001
discontinued
therapy using
Cognitive Systems
system as patient
is attending
school 6 hours a
day and
participating in
numerous social
activities.
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Family wants to
continue
Cognitive Systems
Teletherapy System
in May 2002 in
preparation for
college entrance
in fall.
