Acute Cognitive Dysfunction in a Patient With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinical Vignette.

Am J Phys Med Rehabil

From the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota (MP, MV, DM); and Minneapolis VA Health Care System: Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (DM).

Published: January 2023

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