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Acquired Brain Injury in Adults: A Review of Pathophysiology, Recovery, and Rehabilitation.

Natalie GilmoreDouglas I KatzSwathi Kiran
Published in: Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups (2021)
ABI is on the rise in the United States. Young adults have been sustaining ABI at higher rates over the past several decades. These injuries occur when they would otherwise be advancing their academic and career goals, making the cognitive deficits that often accompany ABI especially devastating for this group. Review of existing literature suggests cognitive rehabilitation programs that combine aspects of restorative, comprehensive, and contextualized approaches could promote recovery for young adults with ABI. Future intervention studies may benefit from including both behavioral and neural outcomes to best understand how principles of neuroplasticity- naturally embedded within many cognitive rehabilitation approaches-could be manipulated to promote cognitive recovery and long-lasting brain reorganization in this group.
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