Complex Neuro

You may have heard the term "complex neuro" used at On With Life as one of the organization's innovation centers, but what exactly does it mean? an On With Life speech-language pathologists breaks it down.

What does 'complex neuro' mean?

Complex neuro describes a variety of diagnoses that provide a multitude of difficulties and impairments apart from the classically known brain injuries, like a stroke. These diagnoses are ones that doctors maybe don't have all the answers to, but there are many different symptoms and factors that we can collaborate with both therapy and medical professionals to improve the quality of life for affected persons served.

What diagnoses fall within this category and are seen at On With Life?

At On With Life, we have treated the following complex neuro diagnoses: Delayed recovery with concussion; functional neurological disorder; post-COVID; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease); primary progressive aphasia; frontal temporal dementia; glioblastoma multiforme; and GuillainBarré syndrome.

How/why is On With Life equipped to treat this population? 

On With Life has many experienced rehabilitation professionals that are knowledgeable in a variety
of interventions. As a team, we communicate and collaborate daily to problem solve and implement treatments that would benefit that person. We treat each person served individually based on their particular impairments and symptoms, not just based on the diagnosis they've been given. We strive to further our education to aid in new interventions that may continue to benefit these diagnoses.