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Experiencing an injury to the brain potentially has wide-reaching consequences.

There are the direct consequences of damaging brain tissue, which leads potentially to alteration of abilities and functions, and further there are the secondary consequences of these changes, which typically impact on an individual's ability to fulful their role, maintain their level of performance, their self-esteem, their relationships, hobbies and interests and so on.

Damaging the Brain

The brain is a hugely complex organ consisting of billions of cells all working together to allow a person to think, feel and do. It is virtually impossible to think of something that people do, or are, that is not linked to the functioning of the brain.

Brains are necessary for all types of thinking, i.e. remembering things, planning things, imaginging things, understanding things and so on.

Brains are necessary for all types of feeling and emotion, feeling happy, feeling sad, feeling angry and so on.

Brains are necessary for all kinds of action, i.e. moving, talking, walking and so on.

Brains are necessary for a person's character or personality, i.e. the combination of thinking, feeling and doing that makes a particular person who they are.

Damage to the brain has the potential to affect any one of these systems, functions and facets directly to varying degrees of severity.

Living with an Injured Brain

Damaging the brain affects the brain's ability to function. This can impact on what a person can or cannot readily do in their day-to-day life.

Sometimes the changes and difficulties are clear and at other times the injured person may not have a good handle on how they have changed and what difficulties they have.

Neuropsychological rehabilitation usually involves an assessment to try and understand what has changed and what difficulties are present, followed by work on specific goals. These goals are typically set jointly and are worked on over a number of sessions, usually over a number of months.

Typically, neuropsychological rehabilitation focuses on helping a person to adapt and adjust to the changes they have experienced, maximising their recovery, and ultimately their ability to resume as much of their former life as they wish to.