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In the past, most people who sustained catastrophic brain injury died. However, over the past several decades, sophisticated medical diagnostic techniques such as computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), along with advances in emergency trauma procedures and neurosurgical procedures (e.g., intracranial pressure monitoring), have dramatically increased the survival rates for people who have survived such trauma. At the same time, because of population growth, the number of victims of brain trauma (primarily automobile accidents) has also risen [1].
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Ellis, D.W., Christensen, AL. (1989). Introduction. In: Ellis, D.W., Christensen, AL. (eds) Neuropsychological Treatment After Brain Injury. Foundations of Neuropsychology, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1581-0_1
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