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Changing Paradigms in the Rehabilitation of Inpatients with Brain Tumors

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Neurologic tumors account for over 50% of American acute inpatient rehabilitation facility cancer admissions. WHO grade IV astrocytoma (also known as glioblastoma multiforme, high-grade glioma or GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor in adults and is invariably fatal. The majority of primary brain tumor patients experience neurologic deficits. However, under-referral from oncology to rehabilitation has been reported. This brief narrative review article covers functional, medical, and regulatory considerations when rehabilitating brain tumor inpatients.

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This work is supported in part by the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Support Grant CA 016672.

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  1. Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Jack B. Fu & Rajesh Yadav

  2. Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan

    Shinichiro Morishita

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Fu, J.B., Morishita, S. & Yadav, R. Changing Paradigms in the Rehabilitation of Inpatients with Brain Tumors. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 6, 115–120 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40141-018-0182-0

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