The role of subacute rehabilitation services after brain injury

Issue title: Clinical Aspects of TBI Model Systems of Care

Guest editors: Jeffrey S. KreutzerGuest Editor

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Stewart, Deborah G.^{a; b; c; d; *} | Miller, Michelle A.^{a; e} | Cifu, David X.^{a; f}

Affiliations: [a] Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA | [b] HealthSouth Medical Center — Rehabilitation Unit, Richmond, VA, USA | [c] HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Virginia, Richmond, VA, USA | [d] Speciality Care Unit, Stuart Circle Hospital, Richmond, VA, USA | [e] A.I. Dupont Institute, Wilmington, DE, USA | [f] Rehabilitation and Research Center, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Virginia, 5700 Fitzhugh Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226, USA. Tel.: + 1 804 6734421. Fax + 1 804 6734506.

Abstract: Subacute rehabilitation is increasingly being used as a treatment option in the continuum of care. What constitutes subacute rehabilitation has not been uniformly defined. Therefore, considerable variability exists in subacute rehabilitation programs. This review outlines assessment and management of early recovery brain-injured individuals and offers a pragmatic schema for levels of care which are best suited to each recovery stage based on the Rancho Los Amigos cognitive scale.

Keywords: Subacute rehabilitation, Traumatic brain injury

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-1998-10103

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 13-23, 1998