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TBI: Many Patients Do Not Get the Care Gabrielle Giffords Has

Nearly three months after she was shot in the head, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is progressing well in her rehabilitation at TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, where, according to her doctors, she is receiving a combination of physical, cognitive and speech rehabilitation. They say she is vocalizing more and is able to mouth the words to songs. While Giffords is getting top-flight care at a facility that specializes in rehabilitation after major brain injuries, many patients get nothing...Full Story
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