Abstract
The clinical and research literatures on the effects of brain damage can be very confusing because, all too often, the same word or term is used to define or describe different phenomena. Descriptions of various behavioral outcomes after brain damage lack consistent and precise terminology, and no where is this more apparent than with the use of the term “recovery of function.” Four case studies illustrate the problem.
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Almli, C.R., Finger, S. (1988). Toward a Definition of Recovery of Function. In: Finger, S., Levere, T.E., Almli, C.R., Stein, D.G. (eds) Brain Injury and Recovery. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0941-3_1
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