COVID-19 Sonrasında Ortaya Çıkan Nörolojik Bozukluk Sonucu Uygulanan Telerehabilitasyonun Etkileri: Bir Pediatrik Olgu Sunumu

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 34 Sayı: 5, 393 - 400, 17.11.2025

Ramazan Cihad Yılmaz , Dilan Demirtaş Karaoba

Öz

COVID-19, hafif semptomlardan yaşamı tehdit edebilecek düzeyde semptomlara kadar insanı etkileyebilmektedir. COVID-19 sonrasında sadece yorgunluk veya halsizlik görülebilirken, bazı hastalarda solunum yetmezliği gibi pulmoner, miyokard enfarktüsü gibi kardiyovasküler veya inme/ansefalit gibi nörolojik komplikasyonlar gelişebilmektedir. Literatürde COVID-19’un neden olduğu nörolojik komplikasyonlara dikkat çekilse de, bu komplikasyonlar ve bunu iyileştirmeye yönelik rehabilitasyon programları hakkında yeterince bilgi bulunmamaktadır. Bu olgu sunumunda COVID-19’a bağlı ortaya çıkan nörolojik etkilenime sahip bir kız çocuğuna uygulanan telerehabilitasyonun 12 haftalık etkisi değerlendirilmiştir. Bir fizyoterapist tarafından denetimli telerehabilitasyon programının hastanın vücut yapı ve fonksiyonlarını iyileştirmesine katkı sunduğu, aktivite ve katılımı değerlendiren ölçütlerde iyileşme sağladığı görüldü. Elde edilen bu kazanımların ne kadar devam edeceğini saptamak için daha uzun süreli takibinin yapılması gereklidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19 , nörolojik bulgular , telerehabilitasyon

Effects of Telerehabilitation Applied to Patients with Neurological Disorders Following COVID-19: A Pediatric Case Report

Öz

COVID-19 can affect people from mild symptoms to life-threatening symptoms. While only fatigue or weakness may occur after COVID-19, some patients may develop pulmonary complications such as respiratory failure, cardiovascular complications such as myocardial infarction, or neurological complications such as stroke/encephalitis. Although the literature draws attention to the neurological complications caused by COVID-19, there is not enough information about these complications and rehabilitation programs to improve them. In this case report, the 12-week effect of telerehabilitation applied to a girl with neurological impairment due to COVID-19 was evaluated. It was observed that a telerehabilitation program supervised by a physiotherapist contributed to the improvement of the patient's body structure and functions and provided improvements in criteria evaluating activity and participation. Longer-term follow-up is needed to determine how long these gains will continue.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19 , neurologic manifestations , telerehabilitation

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