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Long-term neurological conditions

A literature review and recommendations for vocational rehabilitation and best practice for people with longterm neurological conditions covers four specific disorders: spinal cord injury, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy. It notes the employment disadvantages faced by individuals and that successful vocational rehabilitation addresses work and workplace factors rather than treatment.

Vocational assessment and rehabilitation for people with long-term neurological conditions. British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2010, http://goo.gl/dL3Rw

Tags evidence based practice Rehabilitation

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2011 (vol. 07/5) pp41