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Disorders of Consciousness, Language and Communication Following Severe Brain Injury

Psychologica Belgica
Volume 65 (2025): Issue 1
By: Charlène Aubinet,  Anaïs Gillet and  Amandine Regnier  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pb.1381 | Journal eISSN: 0033-2879
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 30, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 3, 2025
Published on: Jun 11, 2025
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Keywords:
Disorders of consciousness,
Language,
Communication,
Neurorehabilitation,
Aphasia,
Coma

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