Causes of acquired brain injury include: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), intracranial bleeding, brain infections, arteriovenous malformations, brain tumours, cerebral anoxia, metabolic coma etc.

Patients may have some of the following complaints: 

• Inability to move limbs
• Poor balance
• Swallowing or speech difficulties
• Impaired vision, hearing, smell, taste or sensation
• Patients may also have an inability to stay awake or fall asleep, poor attention and memory, confusion, irritability, agitation, poor judgement and changes in personality.

We optimise our patients’ functional recovery within realistic resources and time frames to facilitate their return to family, home and community.

The Inpatient Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Programme includes:

• Weekly multidisciplinary team meetings to coordinate rehabilitation and set realistic goals
• Involvement of family in care planning, training the patient’s carer, and determining psychosocial support from an early phase
• Providing a dedicated and safe environment for agitated or restless patients with the Brain Injury Monitoring Room
• Prescribing suitable medications to treat agitation, behavioural problems, or depression or anxiety
• Sending patients for neuropsychological assessment by our resident clinical psychologist when appropriate
• Train patients in activities of daily living training and walking including the use of robotics and technology when appropriate
• Comprehensive spasticity management