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ArticleCureus2026

Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report Challenging Traditional Prognostic Indicators.

Tiffany Wood, Allison Lake, Joshua J Startup

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Tiffany WoodPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Allison LakePhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Joshua J StartupPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report demonstrates the role of facility-based rehabilitation in the recovery of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and advocates for the pursuit of inpatient rehabilitation for this condition. This case describes a patient who suffered severe TBI, by all four initial prognostic criteria, and has had successful community reintegration because of a long facility-based course of therapy and a supportive community network. Methods include chart review and patient interview. This case report demonstrates that even in cases of severe TBI, where literature demonstrates a strong likelihood for poor outcome, there is the opportunity for substantial recovery.

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neuropsychological testingpenetrating traumatic brain injurypost-traumatic amnesiaprolonged comasevere combined traumatic brain injurytraumatic brain injury outcomes

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PMID42037810
PMCPMC13110081

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