Prognosis, or the likely progress of a disorder, depends on the nature, location, and cause of the<unk>  (see Traumatic brain injury, Focal and diffuse brain injury, Primary and secondary brain injury). In general, neuroregeneration can occur in the peripheral nervous system but is much rarer and more difficult to assist in the central nervous system (brain or spinal cord). However, in neural development in humans, areas of the brain can learn to compensate for other<unk> d areas, and may increase in size and complexity and even change function, just as someone who loses a sense may gain increased acuity in another sense—a process termed neuroplasticity. There are many misconceptions that revolve around brain injuries and<unk> . One misconception is that if someone has<unk>  then they cannot fully recover. Recovery depends a variety of factors; such as severity and location. Testing is done to note severity and location. Not everyone fully heals from<unk> , but it is possible to have a full recovery. Brain injuries are very hard to predict in outcome. Many tests and specialists are needed to determine the likelihood of the prognosis. People with minor<unk>  can have debilitating side effects; not just severe<unk>  has debilitating effects. The side-effects of a brain injury depend on location and the body’s response to injury. Even a mild concussion can have long term effects that may not resolve. Another misconception is that children heal better from<unk> . Children are at greater risk for injury due to lack of maturity. It makes future development hard to predict. This is because different cortical areas mature at different stages, with some major cell populations and their corresponding cognitive faculties remaining unrefined until early adulthood. In the case of a child with frontal brain injury, for example, the impact of the<unk>  may be undetectable until that child fails to develop normal executive functions in his or her late teens and early twenties.
Brain damage
Nerve injury
Head injury
Central nervous system disease
Stroke recovery
Acquired brain injury
Trauma
Soft tissue injury