The cooking therapy for cognitive rehabilitation of cerebellar damage: A case report and a review of the literature

ConclusionThe comparison of our data with those reported in previous studies confirmed the Schmahmann’s hypothesis on the effectiveness of neurorehabilitation approaches in cerebellar patients acting as external timekeeping of conscious thoughts.Graphical abstractThe cooking therapy framework for the rehabilitation of the cerebellar patients. The patient underwent 18 levels divided into three courses (starter, pasta, and main) X 2 food meals (meat-fish) X 3 levels of difficulty (1°–2°–3° meal). Tomato sauce is the main food, which is prepared each time for every single meal. All cooking levels started with the preparation of this food. Task difficulty varied as a function of the number of foods (motor sequence) and timing. The factor “timing” means the number of foods to be cooked simultaneously, whilst the factor “sequencing” indicates the increasing number of motor sequences to be performed and learned. Red dot lines represent the number of motor sequences, which are executed during the three levels.
Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research