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World Service,20 Aug 2002,23 mins

Saving the brain - part four

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Can the brain help heal itself after an injury or illness? A look at attempts to rehabilitate those who have suffered a stroke or brain injury. Until recently physiotherapy was the main form of treatment, but new methods of helping reverse the damage are now being used.

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