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Enrico Quilico, a PhD student at the ºüÀêÊÓƵ’s Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, has from Neurological Health Charities Canada.

The award recognizes individuals who have made a meaningful difference in improving the quality of life for Canadians living with brain conditions.

Quilico, who is based in Montreal, developed a sports program for individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. Quilico’s interest in the area stems from his own experience with the condition after he was thrown from a motorcycle. He spent two weeks in a coma and three months in hospital, followed by two years of rehabilitation.

Quilico credits his return to sports and recreation for his eventual recovery.

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