Emotional Improvement Despite General Clinical Deterioration During Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation in Stiff Person Syndrome: A Longitudinal Case Report
We report a woman with anti-GAD-positive Stiff Person Syndrome undergoing two multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation admissions. A Transactional Analysis-informed neuropsychotherapeutic intervention supported emotional adaptation and goal transition from recovery to adaptation. Despite cognitive decline, severe disability, and limited motor improvement, depression, anxiety, and caregiver burden improved, highlighting emotional rehabilitation as meaningful.
Authors
- Federica Scarfone
- Antonio Cerasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8022-4770)
- Martina Vatrano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-440X)
- Marianna Contrada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9825-1347)
- Riccardo Spanò (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8539-5360)
- Maria Girolama Raso
- Isabel Mantia
- Maria Elena Pugliese
- Valentina Errigo
- Natascia De Cicco
Institutions
- Istituto S.Anna Crotone (IT)
- Associazione Italiana Di Oncologia Medica (IT)
- Associazione Italiana Arbitri (IT)
- National Research Council (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.73748
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00