Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S15-S20, March 2008

Congenital and Acquired Brain Injury. 3. Spectrum of the Acquired Brain Injury Population

  • Christina Kwasnica, MD

      Affiliations

    • Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Christina Kwasnica, MD, Barrow Neurological Institute, 222 W Thomas Rd, Ste 212, Phoenix, AZ 85013-4405
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  • Allen W. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rochester, MN
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  • Elie P. Elovic, MD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.

Abstract 

Kwasnica C, Brown AW, Elovic EP, Kothari S, Flanagan SR. Congenital and acquired brain injury. 3. Spectrum of the acquired brain injury population.

This self-directed learning module highlights the subpopulations of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that are treated by the rehabilitation practitioner. It is part of the chapter on TBI in the self-directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Specifically, this article focuses on the management of patients with mild TBI, children, and individuals with acquired brain injury from other etiologies, such as anoxic events or neoplastic lesions. The clinical spectrum of TBI, from the most severe presentation to the mildest, requires similar clinical skills to evaluate and manage.

Overall Article Objective

To describe the spectrum of brain injury populations based on age, severity, and etiology.

Key Words: Brain concussion, Brain injuries, Brain neoplasm, Hypoxia, brain, Persistent vegetative state, Rehabilitation

 

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01854-0

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2007.12.006

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S15-S20, March 2008

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