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date: 2026-11-02
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# Brain injury

Brain injury can follow a blow to the head (traumatic brain injury), a lack of oxygen (hypoxic brain injury, for example after cardiac arrest) or bleeding inside the skull (brain haemorrhage). Problems may include weakness, balance and walking difficulties, changes in attention, memory and behaviour, and disorders of consciousness in severe cases.

Rehabilitation often begins while the patient is still in intensive care, with positioning, breathing support and gentle mobilisation, and continues in a rehabilitation unit and then at home. After acute care, a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physician leads the programme together with the physiotherapist and the wider team.

**Where to start:** the [brain injury guide](https://drmotiva.com/en/guides/brain-injury/) gives an overview. Then read [Traumatic brain injury](https://drmotiva.com/en/articles/traumatic-brain-injury/), [Hypoxic brain injury](https://drmotiva.com/en/articles/hypoxic-brain-injury/), [From intensive care to rehabilitation](https://drmotiva.com/en/articles/icu-to-rehabilitation/) and [Brain haemorrhage recovery](https://drmotiva.com/en/articles/brain-haemorrhage-recovery/).

Recovery after brain injury can continue for a long time, and its pace varies widely. Goals are reviewed regularly by your physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist and the physiotherapist.