Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S27-S31, March 2008

Congenital and Acquired Brain Injury. 5. Emerging Concepts in Prognostication, Evaluation, and Treatment

  • Sunil Kothari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Sunil Kothari, MD, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, 1333 Moursund Ave, Houston, TX 77030
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  • Steven R. Flanagan, MD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Barrow Neurologic Institute, Phoenix, AZ
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  • Allen W. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Center, West Orange, NJ.

Abstract 

Kothari S, Flanagan SR, Kwasnica C, Brown AW, Elovic EP. Congenital and acquired brain injury. 5. Emerging concepts in prognostication, evaluation, and treatment.

This self-directed learning module describes recent developments in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation. In particular, it focuses on the implications of recent technological advances for evaluation, prognostication, and treatment. It is part of the chapter on TBI medicine in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This article specifically focuses on neuroplasticity and its implications for rehabilitation interventions, the role of innovative neuroimaging modalities, improvements in our ability to prognosticate made possible by newer technologies, technologically based enhancement of motor rehabilitation, and the role of alternative and complementary medicine in TBI rehabilitation.

Overall Article Objective

To describe recent advances in our ability to evaluate, prognosticate, and treat traumatic brain injury.

Key Words: Brain injuries, Complementary medicine, Neuronal plasticity, Outcome assessment (health care), Projections and predictions, 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.

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PII: S0003-9993(07)01862-X

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2007.12.014

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S27-S31, March 2008

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