When a child experiences a brain injury, the Center for Brain Injury Recovery at Kennedy Krieger Institute, one of the nation’s leading centers focused on pediatric brain injury rehabilitation, provides unparalleled treatment, resources, and support.
From 24-hour inpatient care to outpatient specialty programs, the Center for Brain Injury Recovery helps children and young adults up to age 21 recover from their injuries and make the transition back to home, school, and community life. Whether a child’s symptoms are severe or mild, specialists from multiple disciplines work together to evaluate, diagnose, and create an individualized treatment plan customized to each patient’s unique needs.
The most intensive level of care happens in our inpatient unit, providing 24-hour nursing care and intensive, interdisciplinary treatment by a physician-led team of rehabilitation professionals. Established in 1979, Kennedy Krieger’s inpatient unit was the first program of its kind in Maryland to be accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Since then, our specialists have treated thousands of children and adolescents with rehabilitation needs due to neurological injury or illness. The Center for Brain Injury Recovery is also accredited by The Joint Commission.
Diagnoses of patients treated at Kennedy Krieger’s Center for Brain Injury Recovery:
- Traumatic brain injury, including concussion
- Stroke
- Encephalitis
- Brain tumor
- Seizure disorder
- Other neurological disorders
Kennedy Krieger Scales Interest Form
Pediatric Stroke Hemiplegic Motor Impairment Scale Interest Form
2023 Outcome Data
Kennedy Krieger Institute offers an individualized approach to treatment that is based on an interdisciplinary team model. This model enables our team to monitor and review quality of care to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients.
View outcome data for the Brain Injury Continuum and learn more about the patients we serve and their experiences at the Institute:
