Brain rehabilitation

Overview

People who experience serious brain injuries may have movement problems, emotional problems, thinking and memory problems, language problems, pain or numbness, or other limitations. Many people with brain injuries have challenges returning to independent living, work or school. Mayo Clinic's brain rehabilitation team works to meet the ongoing needs of people with brain injuries and help them become as independent as possible.

The most common way brain function is altered by injury or disease is after a stroke, which may be due to lack of blood flow to your brain or bleeding in your brain caused by a ruptured brain aneurysm. More than 60 percent of people treated in Mayo Clinic's brain rehabilitation program have had strokes. Other common causes of brain dysfunction include brain tumors and traumatic brain injuries, which are caused by a severe, sudden blow to your head or body. Read more about brain rehabilitation.

Why choose Mayo Clinic for brain rehabilitation

• Experience and expertise. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is a leading treatment and research center for people who need brain rehabilitation after injury or disease has altered their brain function. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) has accredited the inpatient and outpatient brain rehabilitation services at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for its expertise in providing stroke, traumatic brain injury and pediatric rehabilitation care.
• Team approach. Mayo Clinic's brain rehabilitation team helps hundreds of people recover from traumatic and nontraumatic brain injuries each year. Doctors trained in physical medicine and rehabilitation coordinate a team of doctors and staff trained in many areas to evaluate and address your needs.
• Treatment and follow-up care. Mayo Clinic doctors and other staff trained in brain rehabilitation provide your care from the day you're diagnosed with a brain disorder through your return home to your family and community. Some impairments after your brain injury last a lifetime. Mayo Clinic's integrated brain rehabilitation team will work with you to meet your long-term needs, offering you and your family a seamless experience between levels of care as your condition improves and your needs change over time.
• Individualized care. Mayo Clinic doctors and other specialists develop an individualized treatment plan for each person with a brain disorder. You and your family are considered an integral part of the treatment team, and you're informed and involved in making decisions. Pediatric specialists trained in physical medicine and rehabilitation care for children with brain injuries at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
• Research. Mayo Clinic doctors take an evidence-based approach to brain rehabilitation. Brain rehabilitation research at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has been funded by the federal government for 15 years to study outcomes, rehabilitation options and potential treatments for brain injuries and disorders. Read about rehabilitation outcomes in brain disorders and other conditions.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are ranked high performing for neurology and neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report.

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