Oregon Study Offers Hope to Seriously Injured
Some of my most serious cases over the years involve brain injuries and amputation injuries. Even after a long road of rehabilitation, everything changes. I recently read an article reporting on a recent study in Oregon offers hope to the brain injured and amputees. Researchers studied a man who had lost his hand for several years, and then underwent a hand transplant. Months after the transplant, brain scans showed that the newly transplanted hand was reclaiming the area of the brain responsible for controlling the hand. The consensus until now is that nerve injuries seldom forgive, and never forget. This recent discovery challenges that notion, and hopefully offer new strategies for treating serious brain injuries and limb transplant recipients.
