Neuroplasticity - never truly ends
Your brain maintains the ability to adapt, form new neural connections and reorganize itself
for your entire life. While it is most robust and rapid during childhood, lifelong plasticity allows adults to learn new skills, recover from brain injuries and adapt to new environments throughout their life. Will, drive, a never-give-up attitude and specialized therapy are all vital. Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reorganize itself after an injury to adapt and learn new skills and continuously evolve based on an individual's experiences and environment.
As a retired Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), I spent over 30 years working with people who had experienced sports injuries, automobile accidents, closed head injuries, strokes, brain aneurysms, cerebral vascular accidents (CVAs), transient ischemic attacks and multi-infarct vascular events.
Two things that I know for sure are: "neuroplasticity is real" and "miracles happen everyday." When a person does not give up and specialized neuro-rehabilitation is a available, anything is possible.
Individuals can regain abilities months and years after the date of onset - including balance and vision - after surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm. While recovery varies based on the severity of the bleed and the area of the brain that was affected, many survivors experience significant improvements through neuro-rehabilitation and specialized treatment. Physical therapists use targeted head, eye and body exercises to hep the brain compensate for the injury. Occupational therapists utilize gaze stabilization exercises to teach the brain to rely on alternative signals from limbs and joints that improve overall steadiness.
For example: double vision (diplopia) occurs when the nerves controlling the extraocular muscles are damaged, preventing the eyes from properly aligning. Specialized eye exercises can help restructure how the brain processes visual information and trains the eyes to work as a team.
This video shows brain anatomy and function: