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Barry D. Jordan, MD, MPH

JAMA. 2000;283:3123-3124.

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The efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation in the treatment of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been a controversial issue.^1-3 A 1999 review of the evidence suggested that selected cognitive and behavioral rehabilitation techniques are effective in the treatment of TBI.⁴ However, in the current era of evidence-based medicine and increased scientific scrutiny of common medical practices, the efficacy of therapeutic interventions needs to be supported by class I evidence (eg, randomized controlled trials). To date, there is limited class I evidence documenting the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation after TBI.⁵ The study by Salazar and colleagues⁶ in this issue of THE JOURNAL represents a capable attempt to rectify this paucity of scientific data for this important clinical problem.

The study by Salazar et al⁶ addresses whether cognitive rehabilitation as currently practiced is an effective method of returning patients who have sustained moderately severe TBIs to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliation: Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY.

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