BRAIN
DAMAGE
Brain damage as a result
of injury during childbirth; trauma , injury or post meningoencephaltis
during childhood or adult can lead to devastating sequel. Patients may
have problems with use of their extremities; speech; loss of sensation;
defects in memory.
Treatment depending on
the nature of the signs and symptoms may involve physical therapy, intensive
rehabilitation, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Despite these
approaches patients may still remain partially or severely disabled.
In recent years we have
learned that damaged brain tissue has the capacity to be repaired. When
the brain damage is serious small niches of stem cells cannot help enough
to make significant improvement. However, new approaches are available
now.