Moreover this condition can have an adverse effect on cognitive function, functional recovery and survival.

The fundamental goal of rehabilitation is to maximize functional recovery.

"The doctors are insisting that they want a functional recovery of the leg and of their patient."

Nevertheless, functional recovery is not guaranteed in all patients.

It is generally associated with favorable prognosis for some degree of neurological and functional recovery.

The greatest factor in functional recovery after brain injury comes from the brain's ability to learn, called neuroplasticity.

Early treatment can be beneficial for a functional recovery.

A complete injury frequently means that the patient has little hope of functional recovery.

However, all of these approaches induced modest behavioral or functional recovery suggesting that further investigation is necessary.

Occasionally, functional recovery may take several weeks to months or more.