Rehabilitation (neuropsychology)

Rehabilitation of sensory and cognitive function typically involves methods for retraining neural pathways or training new neural pathways to regain or improve neurocognitive functioning that have been diminished by disease or trauma.

The main objective outcome for rehabilitation is to assist in regaining physical abilities and improving performance.

[1][2] Three common neuropsychological problems treatable with rehabilitation are attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),[3] concussion,[4] and spinal cord injury.

While the severity of brain trauma has been standardized for immediate "sideline" assessment, much work needs to be done to understand how to rehabilitate or accelerate the rehabilitation of athletes' brain function following serious concussion—whether consciousness is lost or a dazed/confused feeling is experienced or not.

Currently, rehabilitation of concussive brain injury is based on rest and gradual return to normal activities with as much involvement as can be tolerated.