The influence of neuropsychological rehabilitation on symptomatology and quality of life following brain injury: A controlled long-term follow-up

@article{Svendsen2006TheIO,
  title={The influence of neuropsychological rehabilitation on symptomatology and quality of life following brain injury: A controlled long-term follow-up},
  author={Henriette Aaby Svendsen and Thomas William Teasdale},
  journal={Brain Injury},
  year={2006},
  volume={20},
  pages={1295 - 1306}
}
Primary objective: To establish whether, following acquired brain injury, intensive post-acute neuropsychological rehabilitation could have long-term beneficial effects. Methods and procedures: A group of 37 adults who had suffered cerebrovascular accidents or traumatic brain injuries and who had undergone a rehabilitation programme were followed up 12–22 years post-injury, together with a non-rehabilitated control group of 13 adults, matched for brain-injury and demographics characteristics… 
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