Author/Editor		Košorok, Viktorija
Title		Neurorehabilitation - basic therapeutic principles
Type		članek
Source		In: INABIS 2000. 6th internet world congress for biomedical science; 2000 Feb 14-25; La Mancha; Spain. La Mancha: Spanish society of health informatics,
Publication year		2000
Language		eng
Abstract		Neurorehabilitation is an eclectic multidisciplinary medical discipline with a main goal to restore impaired brain activity by implementing the research results of the structural neurosciencies (neurobiology, neurochemistry, neuroradiology, neurophysiology, neuropsychology, neurology...) to the field of the functional sciencies (rehabilitation, biomechanics, kinematics, kinetics...). Environmental influences (stimulation, deprivation) can be crucial. It is a holistic therapeutic process, structured as a highly individualized programme, specificaly developed to meet the needs of the patient after brain injury. Deficit-specific and goal-oriented neuropsychological treatment strategies used to encourage recovery of disabled functions and skills should help the patient to overcome their deficits after T81. It is a learning process derived from neuropsychological principles and research, based on the brain plasticity. The geveral role of neurorehabilitation is to promote recovery through the processes of compensation, substitution and dynamic reorganosation through retraining as well as re-establishment of the new connections and pathways. Functional improvement through (re)learning new skills, compensatory strategies and substitutional behaviours make the process of resocialisation smoother.
Descriptors		HEAD INJURIES BRAIN INJURIES PSYCHOTHERAPY FAMILY