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
    • ,
  • Steven R. Flanagan, MD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.12.014

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