Experts Urge Shift Towards Long-Term Care for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries


(NR Times) – Sandro Marini, MD, of the Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute, is a co-first author, and Saef Izzy, MD, also of the Neuroscience Institute, is one of the co-senior authors and the primary corresponding author.

Q: What challenges or unmet needs make this study important?

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) are still frequently treated as isolated events with time-limited consequences. However, many survivors develop cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine, neurological, psychiatric and functional complications that can continue or emerge years after the original injury. CONTINUE

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