TY - JOUR PY - 2000// TI - Rehabilitation of a person with severe traumatic brain injury JO - Brain injury A1 - Burke, D. A1 - Alexander, K. A1 - Baxter, M. A1 - Baker, F. A1 - Connell, K. A1 - Diggles, S. A1 - Feldman, K. A1 - Horny, A. A1 - Kokinos, M. A1 - Moloney, D. A1 - Withers, J. SP - 463 EP - 471 VL - 14 IS - 5 N2 - A case study report of a long and intensive rehabilitation programme for a young woman after she sustained a severe diffuse axonal injury in a motor vehicle accident is described in detail. The purpose of this paper is to encourage specialist brain injury rehabilitation services to offer extended rehabilitation programmes to patients, even with very severe injuries. Significant functional improvements and enhanced quality of life frequently reward the high cost and hard work involved.

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