AAPM&R Annual Assembly 2021 Archives - PM&R Meeting Abstracts

A 53-year-old Female with Stickler Syndrome and Sacrococcygeal Chordoma: A Related Clinical Entity?: A Case Report

Alan Stupnitsky, MD (Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium PM&R Program, St. Louis, Missouri); Abby L. Cheng, MD
A Boxer with Chest Pain: A Case Report

Nicholas Tsitsilianos, MD (Columbia-Cornell Department Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, New York City, New York); Kathryne B. Bartolo, MD; Jennifer A. Soo Hoo, MD
A Case of Neuralgic Amyotrophy following COVID-19 Vaccination

Jacob Boomgaardt, DO (University of Virginia Medical Center PM&R Program, Charlottesville, Virginia); Jeffrey G. Jenkins, MD; Justin X. Tu, MD
A Case of Post-Median Sternotomy Plexopathy Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Jacob Boomgaardt, DO (University of Virginia Medical Center PM&R Program, Charlottesville, Virginia); Justin X. Tu, MD; Jeffrey G. Jenkins, MD
A Case of Rapidly Progressive Ataxia and Myoclonus Found to Be Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease

Lauren E. Massey, MD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee); Vartgez Mansourian, MD; Evan M. Berlin, MD; Samir A. Khan, DO
A Case of Shaken Nerves: A Unique Case of Hand-arm Vibration Syndrome

Marilyn Wilburn, MD (Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University PM&R Program, Winterville, North Carolina); John Norbury, MD
A Case of Spinal Cord Compression Highlighting Limitations of Telehealth

Amanda Moran, DO (Eastern Virginia Medical School PM&R Program, Norfolk, Virginia); Tariq Niazi, MD; Maria DeGuzman, MD
A Case Series: Critical Illness Neuropathy and Myopathy in post-covid-19 Patients

Tunc C. Kiymaz, MD (Temple University Hospital/MossRehab PM&R Residency Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Alyssa Zuziak, DO; C.R. R. Sridhara, MD
A Cell-penetrating Peptide (CPP) Did Not Decrease 150-kda Bont/a Toxin Adsorption to Surfaces or Increase Toxin Potency or Duration in a Prototype Formulation

David Rupp, BS (Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company, Irvine, California); Gregory Nicholson, MS; Ron S. Briode, PhD; Celina R. Nino, MS; Marianne Do, OD; Jinping Wan, PhD; Edwin Vazquez-Cintron, PhD; Cindy Wu, PhD; Mitchell Brin, MD; Amy Brideau-Andersen, PhD
A Comparison Between In-person versus Telemedicine Ordering Frequency of MRI Lumbar Spine for Radicular Symptoms

Derek H. Bui, DO (UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System , Los Angeles, California); Lynn Chang, DO; Gabriel Rudd-Barnard, MD; Ryan E. Alano, MD, MPH; Majid Ashfaq, DO; David R. Schulze, DO, MS
A Comparison Between the Lokomat® and Conventional Gait Exercises as Supplemental Interventions in Acute Stroke Rehabilitation: A Randomized Single Blind Study

Alberto Esquenazi, MD (MossRehab , Elkins Park, Pennsylvania); Ning Cao, MD; Stella lee, MPA
A Comprehensive Approach to Lance-adams Syndrome: A Case Report

Rebecca Freedman, DO (Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai PM&R Program, New York City, New York); Kirk Lercher, MD; Carley Trentman, MD; Cristina Parfene, Neuropsychologist
A Comprehensive Characterization of Leukocyte Rich Platelet Rich Plasma: A Controlled Laboratory Study

Anuj Marathe, BBA (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas); Prathap Jayaram, MD; Bo Song, MD; Shiv J. Patel, BS
A Curious Cause of Persistent Low-grade Fever in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patient: A Case Report

Mollie E. Andreae, MD (Penn State Health, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania); Justin S. Hong, MD
A Dynamic, Body-weight Support System Improves FIM Scoring of Acute Post-surgical Below Knee Amputees Participating in Inpatient Rehabilitation

Brock Marrs, MD, PhD (University of Kentucky PM&R, Lexington, Kentucky); Lumy Sawaki, MD, PhD; Valerie Gibbs, PT, DPT
A Functional Integrative Restoration (FINER) Spine Program: An Interdisciplinary Virtual Care Pilot Study

Danielle Sarno, MD (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts); Jennifer L. Kurz, MD; Zacharia Isaac, ., MD; Ronald Kulich, PhD; Patrick J. Flynn, BS; Bridget S. Chin, MA, MD; Matthew Fortino, MA; Razvan Turcu, MD
A Never Ending Story of Calf Pain in a Recreational Long-distance Runner: a Case Report

Haruki Ishii, MD (New York University Grossman School of Medicine PM&R Program, New York City, New York); Tracy Espiritu McKay, DO, FAAPMR, CAQSM; Emma L. Desjardins, DO
A Newly Sustained Spinal Cord Injury in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit: When Is Worsening of Function Simply Debility versus Something More Emergent?

David R. Schulze, DO, MS (VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (UCLA) PM&R Program, Los Angeles, California); Mojgan Saber, MD; James B. Meiling, DO
A Novel Approach for an Ultrasound-guided Platelet Rich Plasma Injection for an Active-duty Soldier’s Extensor Tendon Injury in the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint: A Case Report

Charl H. Woo, DO (Larkin Community Hospital Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency Program, Miami Lakes, Florida); Christine M. Olanrewaju, DO
A Novel Approach to Haglund Deformity Resection Using a Percutaneous Ultrasound Guided Osteotomy Device: A Technique Description and Case Series

Kyungje Sung, MD (Tufts Medical Center, East Boston, Massachusetts); Walter I. Sussman, DO
A Novel Method for Removal of a Retained Foley Catheter from a Gastrostomy Tract: A Case Report

Mark Linsenmeyer, MD (Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, Schenectady, New York); Todd Linsenmeyer, MD
A Phase IV, Randomized, Double-blind Cross-over Study Comparing the Clinical Safety, Efficacy and Duration of Abobotulinumtoxina with Onabotulinumtoxina in Adults with Upper-limb Spasticity

Alberto Esquenazi, MD (MossRehab , Elkins Park, Pennsylvania); James Otto, PhD; Ziyad Ayyoub, MD; Atul T. Patel, MD, MHSA; Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR; Pascal Maisonobe, MSc
A Rare Case of Bilateral Facial Palsy in Setting of Newly Diagnosed AML: A Case Report

Kelsey Lau, DO (UT Southwestern, Frisco, Texas); Amy Mathews, MD
A Rare Case of Phrenic Nerve Injury After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

David Lee, MD (JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, New Jersey); Tomas W. Salazar, MD; Gabrielle Abissi, MD; David Brown, DO
A Rare Diagnosis of Linear Scleroderma “en Coup De Sabre” in an Adult with New Onset Status Epilepticus: A Case Report

Carolyn Cao, MD (The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio); Tiffany Kearse, MS
A Rare Presentation of Brown-Séquard Phenomenon as a Result of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease: Case Report

Andrew C. Wondra, MD (MedStar Georgetown - MedStar National Rehabilitation Network, Washington, District of Columbia); Evan Purvis, BA; Melissa Fleming, MD
A Retrospective Cross-sectional Analysis of Inpatient Falls to Evaluate National Trends and Risk Factors Using Data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Dan P. Nguyen, MD (Sunrise Health Graduate Medical Education Consortium, Mountain View Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada); Se Won Lee, MD; Ann A. Ikonne, MD
A Scoping Review of the Unique Role of Physical Therapy in Cardiovascular COVID-19 Management

Caitlyn Anderson, PT, DPT, NCS, GCS (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Fox Point, Wisconsin)
A Unique Presentation of an Acute Stroke Following a Rare Left Subclavian Anomaly with a Kommerell Diverticulum: Case Report

Andrew C. Wondra, MD (MedStar Georgetown - MedStar National Rehabilitation Network, Washington, District of Columbia); Sandeep Simlote, MD; Nirguna Thalla, MD
Abnormal Movements Following Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Case Report

Zachary J. McKinney, MD (Carolinas Medical Center PM&R Program, Charlotte, North Carolina); LaTanya Lofton, MD; Alicia McClintock, MD
Achilles or Calf…or Something Else?

David Nieves, MD (Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell PM&R Program, Manhasset, New York)
Active Function Goal Achievement with Integrated Arm Spasticity Management Including Botulinum Toxin A

Lynne Turner-Stokes, DM FRCP (Northwick Park Hospital and King's College London, London, England); Stephen Ashford, PhD; Allison Brashear, MD, MBA; Simon Page, PhD; Pascal Maisonobe, MSc; Klemens Fheodoroff, MD; Jorge Jacinto, MD
Activity Limitations After a Fall Injury

Armando S. Miciano, Jr., MD (Nevada Rehabilitation Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada); Chad L. Cross
Acute Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle: A Case Report

Benjamin J. Burnham, DO (Cleveland Clinic, Shaker Heights, Ohio); Petra Martin, MD
Acute Cholecystitis During Inpatient Rehabilitation in Acute Stroke Patients. Coincidence or Consequence? A Case Report

Nahyun Kim, MD (Burke Rehabilitation Hospital PM&R Program, White Plains, New York); Mery Elashvili, MD, DO
Acute Femoral Artery Rupture in Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report

Jennifer B. Murphy, DO, MS (University of Kentucky Health Care, Lexington, Kentucky); Stephen Porter, MD
Acute Foot Drop Following Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation: A Case Report

Anton Matveev, MD (New Jersey Regenerative Institute, Dover, New Jersey); Tristan Medina, BS; Tunc C. Kiymaz, MD; Ian Maitin, MD, MBA
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Associated Leptomeningeal Enhancement Following sars-cov-2 Infection: A Case Report

Dylan J. Lewis, DO (University of Louisville, Jeffersonville, Indiana); Brooke L. Madson, DO; Camilo M. Castillo, MD, MBA
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Following First COVID Vaccine Dose with Prolonged COVID-19 Infection

Susan B. Liu, DO (New York University Grossman School of Medicine PM&R Program, Long Island City, New York); Eric Kessler, MD; Christopher Yih, DO; Sofiya Prilik, MD; Krupali Chokshi, MD
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Secondary to Moderna COVID Vaccine Dose #2: A Case Report

Amit Sharma, MD (Medstar Georgetown National Rehabilitation Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland); Erika Gosai, MD
Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy Secondary to COVID-19 versus Alcoholic Thiamine Deficiency: A Case Report

Jonathan L. Liang, DO (University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin); Nassima N. Baba-Ahmed Fertikh, MD; Tseun Han James Kong, M.B.,B.Ch., and B.A.O
Acute Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain in the Setting of Progressive Back Pain- an Atypical Presentation of Intradural Extramedullary Schwannoma: A Case Report

Pin-Wen Chen, MD (University of Pennsylvania Health System PM&R Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); David Lenrow, MD
Acute Transverse Myelitis Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report

Steven A. Tijmes, DO (Memorial Healthcare System (Hollywood) PM&R Program, Hallandale Beach, Florida); Joanne Delgado Lebron, MD
Adaptive Sports Participation Among Children with Spina Bifida: A Preliminary Report Exploring Facilitators and Barriers

Julia Shah, MD (University of Michigan PM&R Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan); Daniel Whitney, PhD; Jessica Pruente, MD
Adolescent Foot and Ankle Weakness- not Your Typical Foot Drop: A Case Report

Hassen Berri, FAAPMR (Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan); Julia Shah, MD
Adult Male with Soleus Muscle Venous Malformation: A Case Report

Lauren Garelik, DO (Beaumont Royal Oak, West Bloomfield, Michigan); John T. Maltese, Jr., MD
Age Is Just a Number: A Multifactorial Approach to Assess Tolerance to an Oncologic Treatment Plan. A Case Report

Sean M. Silverman (University of Rochester PM&R Program, Rochester, New York)
An Approach to the Challenging Prosthetic Fitting of a Patient with Bilateral Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency: A Case Report

Boss Povieng, MD (Rush University Medical Center PM&R Program, Chicago, Illinois); Carol Chang, DO; Brian Abarbanel, BS; Natalie Lemon; Michael Elsen, L/CPO; Chirag Shah, MD
An Atypical Decline: How a Toxic Level of an Atypical Antipsychotic (Clozapine) in a COVID-19 Positive Patient Resulted in a Functional Decline: A Case Report

Julia Fram, MD (McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (SRAL) PM&R Program, Chicago, Illinois); Robert B. Lloyd, MD, PhD; Nicholas Cowley, PharmD, BCPS; Shane Stone, MD
An Atypical Presentation of Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Following Covid-19 Infection

Andrew Bloomfield, MD; James Fung, DO, MPH; Anupama Kurra, MD
An Interesting Presentation of Tibialis Anterior Herniation Affecting Marathon Training: A Case Report

Denesh Ratnasingam, MD (Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University PM&R Program, Detroit, Michigan); Sadiq Haque, DO
An Uncommon Distal Femoral Physis Stress Fracture in a High School Cross-country Runner; A Case Report

Meghan K. Hayes, MD (Shirley Ryan Ability Lab/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois)
An Unexpected Sensory Trick to Help Control Neck Position in a Patient with Severe Retrocollis: A Case Report

Cedric Magaway, MBS (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey); Steven V. Escaldi, DO
An Unusual Case of Cerebellar Ataxia: An Intracranial Cerebellar Abscess Secondary to Klebsiella Mastoiditis

Jennifer M. Cushman, MD (Montefiore Hospital Medical Center and Health Systems, Medford, New York); Anne Ambrose, MD, MS
An Unusual Case of Tracheal Stenosis in a COVID-19 Patient on the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

Merna Naji, MD (UPMC Medical Education PM&R Program, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Alexander Stanton, MD; Maria Christina R. Littaua, MD
An Unusual Presentation of Calcific Tendonitis: A Case Report

Benjamin A. Klyachman, DO (New York University Grossman School of Medicine PM&R Program, New York, New York); Vaibhav Batheja, DO
Analysis of U.S. Commercial Claims to Understand Patient Treatment Pathways in Spasticity

Alain Lamontagne, PhD (Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals,, Cambridge, Massachusetts); Alain Lamontagne, PhD; Yannis Darhi
Anticholinergic Burden Score in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders

Ishita Jain, MD, MEng (Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois); Malcolm K. Moses-Hampton, MD; Gizelda T. Casella, MD, PhD; Ishita Jain, MD, MEng
Application of Novel Technology for Administration of Stretching Exercises to Optimize Range of Motion and Minimize Pain in GMFCS 5 Cerebral Palsy Patient

Jason L. Chang, MD/MBA (New York Presbyterian- Columbia and Cornell University, New York City, New York); Heakyung Kim, MD; Ray Stanford, DO; Hana Azizi, MD; Coral Candelario-Velazquez, MD; Ruth E. Alejandro, MD
Assessing Follow-up Rate for Pediatric Patients Discharged from Inpatient Hospitalization with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Can a Nurse Navigator in Concussion/TBI Clinic Improve Follow-up Rate?

Brennan M. Wright, MD (Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, North Chesterfield, Virginia); Katherine Dec, MD
Assessing Effectiveness of AbobotulinumtoxinA Injections for Adult Lower Limb Spasticity in Routine Clinical Practice: The Ongoing AboLiSh Study

Alberto Esquenazi, MD (MossRehab , Elkins Park, Pennsylvania); Francoise Calvi-Gries, BSc; Simon Page, PhD; Jorge Jacinto, MD; Pascal Maisonobe, MSc; Stephen Ashford, PhD; Richard D. Zorowitz, MD, FAAPMR
Association of Different Muscle Mass Indices, Strength, and Physical Performance with Falling in Elderly: Results from the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study

Jae Hwal Rim, MD (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi); Won Kim; Kyung Cheon Seo; Seung Hak Lee, MD, PhD
Association of Physical Activity and Fine Motor Speed in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Ali A. Weinstein, PhD (George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia); Naomi Lynn Gerber, MD; Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH; Patrick Austin, MPH; Leyla De Avila; Carey Escheik, BS; Jillian K. Price, PhD; Pegah Golabi, MD; Dung Ngo
Asymmetric Riche–Cannieu Anastomosis Disguised as a Median Mononeuropathy; A Case Report

Meghan K. Hayes, MD (Shirley Ryan Ability Lab/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois); Peter Hurh, MD
Athlete Identity and Common Benefits and Barriers to Sport Participation Amongst Adaptive Team Sport Participants

Daniela A. Iliescu, MD (The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio); Jonathan Napolitano, MD; Erika Kemp, OTD, OTR/L, BCP; Jessica L. Hoehn, PhD; Carlie C. Meyer; Theresa F. Berner, MOT, OTR/L, ATP
Atypical Cause of Balance Impairment in a Patient with Neck Pain as a Result of Superficial Siderosis Stemming from Cervical Spine Trauma: A Case Report

Michael Fragner (St. George's University School of Medicine , North Woodmere, New York); Jesse N. Charnoff, MD; Kunal Aggarwal, BS
Atypical Chest Pain in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS): A Case Report

Imran Farooqi, MD (EVMS, Norfolk, Virginia)
Atypical Imaging Findings in Neurotoxoplasmosis: A Case Report

Andriana Tompary, DO (University of North Carolina Hospitals PM&R Program, Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Adnan S. Ahmad, BS; Christine Cleveland, MD
Atypical Presentation of Bilateral Ulnar Neuropathy in a Young Adult: A Case Report of Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies (HNPP)

Tawnee L. Sparling, MD (Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts); Raymond C. Chou, MD; Scott Homer, MD
Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis with Gait Ataxia: A Case Report

Ayaz Khan, MD (Ohio State University, Hillard, Ohio); Whitney R. Luke, MD, FAAPMR
Autonomic Dysreflexia Secondary to Diversion Colitis: A Case Report

VAN T. NGUYEN, DO (State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University PM&R Program, Syracuse, New York); Cesar A. Colasante, MD; Steve Brose, DO
Avascular Necrosis: A Case Report

Alyssa Goldenhart, BS (Nova Southeastern University, Clearwater, Florida); Christina E. Stamoolis, MD; AALOK SHAH, DO; Adithi Vemuri
Axillary Web Syndrome in Asian Women After Breast Cancer Surgery

Matthew Tay (TTSH, Singapore)