| Rehabilitative therapy for individuals who have undergone a craniectomy is aimed at restoring the functions required for activities of daily living. Therapy may range in intensity from minimal to long-term chronic rehabilitative care depending on the nature and severity of the injury or disease that necessitated treatment through a craniectomy approach.
Individuals undergoing craniectomy to treat disorders of the cranial nerves have outpatient rehabilitation plans geared toward the effects of injury to the cranial nerves, such as difficulties in hearing, swallowing, maintaining balance, and using the muscles of facial expression. Such therapy continues until maximum restoration of function or adjustment to loss of function is attained and could take several weeks to several months.
Certain individuals may require psychological counseling to help them adjust to chronic pain or the loss of mental or physical function. |
Source: Medical Disability Advisor