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Prior studies of inpatient rehabilitation of patients with brain tumor demonstrate similar functional gains as compared to other rehabilitation populations. There are few studies specifically examining the rehabilitation of patients with glioblastoma.

To compare functional outcomes between matched patients admitted to acute inpatient rehabilitation after initial diagnosis of glioblastoma (iGBM) and after diagnosis of recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM).

A retrospective, case‐matched study using descriptive statistics compared demographic information and functional outcomes as designated by the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score.

A single, freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital.

Over a 20‐month period, 25 patients with iGBM were matched with 25 patients admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation facility with rGBM by the following criteria: (1) side of lesion …