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About Our Speaker:
Jan Lexell, MD, PhD is Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Department of Neuroscience at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, and Head of the Reabilitation Medicine Research Group. He is board certified (Sweden) in rehabilitation medicine as well as neurology and is standing member of the Medical Committee in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Dr. Lexell leads a research group that investigates the consequences of neurologic disabilities in a life-long perspective. Research projects include people with spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke and neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, and neuromuscular disorders. He is also involved in research related to Paralympic sports medicine, in particular injuries and illnesses in parasport.
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