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A degree of motor recovery is typically seen after acquired brain injury in
children. The extent to which rehabilitation efforts can claim credit for this is
disputed. Strong correlations between late impairment outcomes and early severity
and impairment indices are seen both in adults and children. These correlations
have been interpreted by some as evidence that recovery is largely intrinsic and
that any additional rehabilitation effects are small. Such views are belied by
published animal studies demonstrating the possibility of large rehabilitation
effects. Animal models suggest that to achieve similar rehabilitation treatment
effect sizes in clinical practice, rehabilitation 'doses' should be greater,
rehabilitation efforts should start sooner, and premature accommodation of
impairment should be avoided.
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