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Pain in the Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Patient

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common source of injury that can result in a multitude of nociceptive and neuropathic pain syndromes. Impairments in cognition and communication complicate diagnosis and treatment, and a multidisciplinary approach is recommended to patient care. Treatment paradigms generally follow the specific causal etiologies, but span a wide variety of pharmacologic, physical, psychological, interventional, and surgical treatments. A combination is often required for adequate analgesia and improvement in functional outcomes.

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    Alexios Carayannopoulos DO, MPH

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Seidel, B., Freedman, M. (2017). Pain in the Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Patient. In: Carayannopoulos DO, MPH, A. (eds) Comprehensive Pain Management in the Rehabilitation Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16784-8_4

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