Research progress of early rehabilitation therapy on severe traumatic brain injury

Abstract

In recent years, the mortality rates after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) have decreased because of advances in emergency medicine. Despite these positive achievements, the disability due to TBI has not appreciably reduced. TBI results in impairment of neurological and cognitive functions leading to activity restriction of patients. The current focus is to rehabilitate them so that they can regain their premorbid functional status as much as possible. This paper would like to review the treatment mechanism, methods and clinical advantages of early rehabilitation therapy in patients with severe TBI.

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2014.06.017