Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S3-S8 , March 2008

Congenital and Acquired Brain Injury. 1. Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Prognostication, Innovative Treatments, and Prevention

  • Allen W. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rochester, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Allen W. Brown, MD, Dept of PM&R, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905-0001
    • ,
  • Elie P. Elovic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Center, West Orange, NJ
    • ,
  • Sunil Kothari, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • Steven R. Flanagan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Christina Kwasnica, MD

      Affiliations

    • Barrow Neurologic Institute, Phoenix, AZ.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.12.001

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