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Acquired brain injuries (ABIs) are a major public health problem globally, but particularly in low- to middle-income countries (LAMICs), where access to rehabilitative care is more limited and available data indicate rates of ABI are higher than in high-income countries (HICs). Given that the range of post-ABI sequelae spans cognitive, behavioural, emotional, physical, and psychosocial spheres, interventions that address each of these areas specifically, or that address several simultaneously, are needed urgently. Neurorehabilitation encompasses a multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitation following brain injury, so that the effects of the injury are minimized or compensated for. Such efforts are disparate across the globe, but these disparities are most apparent in neurorehabilitation between LAMICs and HICs.
Research papers on post-ABI neurorehabilitation from different parts of the world are widely dispersed and published sporadically in the academic literature. To get a sense of where we are in terms of neurorehabilitation globally, a single and centrally located collection of updates and contemporary perspectives on neurorehabilitation from both LAMICs and HICs is needed. This special issue in Frontiers Rehabilitation Sciences (Neurorehabilitation in Low- To Middle- and High-Income Countries: Updates and Perspectives from Around the World) serves to facilitate such a collection and will highlight both the growth and needs in terms of neurorehabilitation globally.
Research papers on post-ABI neurorehabilitation from different parts of the world are widely dispersed and published sporadically in the academic literature. To get a sense of where we are in terms of neurorehabilitation globally, a single and centrally located collection of updates and contemporary perspectives on neurorehabilitation from both LAMICs and HICs is needed. This special issue in Frontiers Rehabilitation Sciences (Neurorehabilitation in Low- To Middle- and High-Income Countries: Updates and Perspectives from Around the World) serves to facilitate such a collection and will highlight both the growth and needs in terms of neurorehabilitation globally.
Keywords: Neurorehabilitation, Developing countries, Developed countries, Brain injuries, International perspectives
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