Neurofeedback Training for a Patient with Thalamic and Cortical Infarctions

Authors: Bearden T.S.¹; Cassisi J.E.²; Pineda M.³

Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Volume 28, Number 3, September 2003 , pp. 241-253(13)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

One year after a left posterior and thalamic stroke, a 52-year-old male participant was treated with 14 weeks of theta reduction neurofeedback training. Imaging studies revealed left temporal, parietal, occipital, and bilateral thalamic infarctions along the distribution of the posterior cerebral artery. Neuropsychological testing demonstrated severe verbal memory, naming, visual tracking, and fine motor deficits. Additionally, alexia without agraphia was present. A pretraining quantitative electroencephalograph (QEEG) found alpha attenuation, lack of alpha reactivity to eye opening, and excessive theta activity from the left posterior head region. Neurofeedback training to inhibit 4–8 Hz theta activity was conducted for 42 sessions from left hemisphere sites. Over the course of the training, significant reductions in theta amplitude occurred from the training sites as assessed from the postsession baseline periods. Posttraining, a relative normalization of the QEEG was observed from the left posterior head region.

Keywords: neurofeedback; neurotherapy; QEEG; stroke; CVA

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi; fmb041@bellsouth.net 2: Department of Psychology, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi 3: Neurofeedback Institute, Jackson, Mississippi

Publication date: 2003-09-01