Intrathecal baclofen pump implantation in a patient 2 years following a traumatic brain injury resulted in regained oratory capabilities.

Neurol India

Department of Neurological Surgery, The Charles Clore Hospitalization Tower, West Wing Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Published: January 2015

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