title: Rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury.
abstract: Rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is best provided by an interdisciplinary team of health care providers that takes advantage of the unique skills of multiple specialists, as well as their combined strengths that address problems that cut across disciplines. The setting where rehabilitation is provided is determined by the medical stability of patients, their ability to tolerate intensive therapies, and their likelihood of community reintegration within a reasonable period of time. Successful rehabilitation requires prompt recognition and treatment of TBI-related medical, cognitive, and behavioral problems to promote recovery and enhance community reintegration, using a combination of rehabilitation modalities and medications.
authors.affiliation: Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. jaime.levine@nyumc.org
authors.forename: Jaime M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Flanagan
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003071:Cognition; D005221:Fatigue; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome