functional recovery after trauma

Question 1

what is much of the recovery after trauma due to ?

Answer 1

• due to anatomical compensation brought about by intensive rehabilitation
• as the brain compensates for any loss function

Question 2

what is meant by neural reorganisation ?

Answer 2

• the brains ability to be taught to learn how to use the working facilities to compensate for the ones that are lost

Question 3

Danelli et all method blurt

Answer 3

notes

Question 4

AO3 for danelli et al and functional recovery

Answer 4

• recovery is possible following trauma as there is evidence to show that rehab programes work successfully
• in some cases, there is no cases of functioning prior to trauma so it is difficult to know the extent to which the brain has recovered to pre-trauma levels
• the ability of the brain to recover varies according to the extent of the damage and the individual
• generalisations are difficult to make

Question 5

factors affecting recovery of the brain after trauma (4)

Answer 5

• perserverance
• physical exhaustion
• age
• gender

Question 6

perserverance

Answer 6

• sometimes function may be lost but that may be because the individual affected may not b trying and takes that view that is unrecoverable

Question 7

physical exhaustion

Answer 7

• when function is recovered it is important to remember that often the function is used with considerable effort and although a person can do a task, they are often fatigued by the effort

Question 8

age

Answer 8

there is a deterioration of the brain in old which affects the speed of recovery

Question 9

gender

Answer 9

• research suggests women recover better from brain injury as their function is not as lateralised ( concentrated in 1 hemisphere )
• but research is mixed and so clear overall conclusions cannot be made