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OBJECTIVE: To identify examples of the practice of neurorehabilitation in 19th
and early 20th century NOVELS. METHODS: Four case of apparent childhood
paraplegia, which date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, are
described. The approaches to facilitate clinical recovery are summarized.
RESULTS: Common themes identified in these four literary accounts include a
passive approach to intervention, use of specialist input and provision of other
treatments (e.g. baths, iron braces). CONCLUSION: These literary accounts may,
despite all their acknowledged shortcomings, give some insights into contemporary
lay concepts of neurorehabilitation.

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