Rehabilitation challenges in craniospinal injury: two case reports

Craniospinal injuries affect young patients with catastrophic morbidity and impact on society with regards to potential economic losses and medical costs. With improved neurosurgical and orthopaedic management, many more are surviving. Outcomes in this group of patients may be unpredictable because of the complex interactions between their cognitive, physical and behavioural deficits. Rehabilitation issues are often multiple and complex. An interdisciplinary approach to rehabilitation of these patients may aid them towards functional, community and vocational reintegration. We report the rehabilitation courses of 2 patients with combined traumatic brain and spinal cord injury.