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2004, Number 1-2

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Plasticidad y Restauración Neurológica 2004; 3 (1-2)

Basic research in neural and behavioral science is leading to major advances in neurologic rehabilitation

Bach-y-Rita P

Language: Spanish
References: 24
Page: 5-8
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How a person with brain damage is treated and rehabilitated depends largely on the current understanding of the brain’s capacity to reorganize after damage. Presently, recovery is generally not expected beyond 3 or 6 months for a person who has had a stroke or a head injury. They usually receive a relatively short course of rehabilitation aimed at restoring function. Further rehabilitation is directed towards compensation: helping to adapt to the functional loss. For example, learning to use the non-paralyzed hand to perform tasks that were previously performed by the now-paralyzed hand.


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