Contents:
- Medical Video: Brainiacs: Motor Recovery After Stroke in Mice and Men
- Where did the concept of neuroplasticity come from?
- Can we rely on neuroplasticity for the treatment of stroke?
Medical Video: Brainiacs: Motor Recovery After Stroke in Mice and Men
Stroke, like other neurological diseases, is very detrimental to humans. Any brain, spinal cord, or nervous system injury is known to be difficult to heal and it is not easy to return to its original function, compared to other types of disease in our body. The fatal effects of a stroke can affect all parts of our body and brain, and the severity varies. No drug is known to improve the area of the brain damaged by a stroke.
Where did the concept of neuroplasticity come from?
The latest approach that is considered the most effective way to treat stroke is to prevent brain damage, which aims to save as much brain tissue as possible.
However, even though it is true that brain tissue does not have the ability to repair itself as easily as other parts of the human body, the notion that nerve disease, spinal cord injury, and completely irreversible brain damage is actually not one hundred percent correct. Researchers who study the nervous system find evidence that supports the concept of neuroplasticity. This means that the neural network may be able to grow back or rearrange itself or get a new function. It is estimated that the functional areas of the brain, spine, and nerves have the ability to adapt. Experts suspect the area of the brain, spine, and nerves that are still healthy can take over functions that were previously controlled by areas that have now been damaged by strokes or other damage to the nervous system.
Some examples of neuroplasticity are seen in children who have brain damage due to stroke at a very young age, but then still have neurological abilities. These children function better than the results of the doctor's predictions of their brain abilities. This progress is thought to occur when areas of the brain that are still healthy and not affected by stroke / other diseases eventually learn new functions to deal with the loss of a number of functions in the damaged brain area.
Can we rely on neuroplasticity for the treatment of stroke?
Until now, neuroplasticity is something that has just been observed, not controlled. Experts who study the brain do not yet have the ability to control or direct neuroplasticity to achieve the goal of healing brain damage after a stroke. A number of mysteries and unanswered questions still surround neuroplasticity. One such mystery is what factors can be used to trigger the start of neuroplasticity or accelerate it. A number of rehabilitation techniques, medical treatments, and even music therapy have been considered as methods that might trigger neuroplasticity. But until now, a definite catalyst for neuroplasticity has still not been found.
Another unanswered question is whether there is a time period for neuroplasticity. Not yet identified when the best time and how long the time period to direct or stimulate neuroplasticity after stroke. Other questions include whether there are conditions, nutrients, or vitamins that can help the occurrence of neuroplasticity.
The future of treatment and treatment of stroke looks bright. Even stroke prevention, treatment, therapy and care have now made enormous progress in the past twenty years. However, the research and scientific advances surrounding stroke are far from finding ways to help patients get complete healing and be able to function normally again.
Brain damage due to stroke can be the worst thing that happens to you or your family, because it causes many serious problems including muscle weakness, confusion, change mood, convulsions, and side effects on muscles such as atrophy. Neuroplasticity may be useful in the future, but experts must continue research to better understand how to control and direct neuroplasticity so that it can help cure stroke.
