Neurorehabilitation of severe acquired brain injury in the time of COVID-19: impact of the absence of caregivers.

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, several restrictions were imposed to limit the circulation of the infection within communities. Hospitals denied access to the family and friends of inpatients, and thus to caregivers. This observational study evaluated the impact of the physical absence of caregivers during the lockdown period due to the COVID-19 emergency on the rehabilitation of inpatients with severe acquired brain injury (sABI).