Functional Recovery Flashcards
1
Q
Functional recovery
A
The brain’s ability to move functions from a damaged area to an undamaged area AFTER TRAUMA.
Process is initially quick (spontaneous recovery) but slows down > leads to the need for rehabilitation.
2
Q
2 methods that make spontaneous recovery happen
A
Neural masking, stem cells
3
Q
Neural masking
A
Dormant areas in your brain become unmasked. New neural pathways are forced down dormant areas and now become activated.
4
Q
Stem cells
A
Implanted (from bone marrow) and either replace the dead, rescue the dying or act as a link between the living and the dying.
5
Q
How does it happen? (3 ways)
A
- axon sprouting
- denervation supersensitivity
- recruitment of homologous area
6
Q
Axon sprouting
A
Growth of new nerve endings connects with undamaged nerve endings to form new neural pathways
