title: A rehabilitation protocol for the neuroscience intensive care unit.
abstract: Because of modern technology, the rate of survival after neurologic injury has increased. The severity of patients' disabilities has also increased. Early rehabilitation intervention is beneficial from both a functional and an economic standpoint. This article describes a formal multidisciplinary protocol for comprehensive rehabilitation beginning with admission to the neurosurgical intensive care unit. A case study is also presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D009488:Neurosciences; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012046:Rehabilitation; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation