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Important to Emphasize the Prospect of Positive Outcomes After Brain Injury

Inbal Eshel, MA, CCC-SLP
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It used to be believed that the brain could not change or significantly heal after injury. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Posted on BrainLine July 19, 2012.

Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough, Brian King, and Jared Schaubert, BrainLine.