DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.73748 ISSN: 2050-0904
Emotional Improvement Despite General Clinical Deterioration During Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation in Stiff Person Syndrome: A Longitudinal Case Report
Marianna Contrada, Federica Scarfone, Martina Vatrano, Isabel Mantia, Natascia De Cicco, Maria Girolama Raso, Antonio Cerasa, Maria Elena Pugliese, Valentina Errigo, Riccardo SpanòABSTRACT
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.