I've always told patient's that have the dominant hand affected that it is a good and bad thing. Bad because it is going to make their independence more difficult but good because they will have a natural tendency to use that side more spontaneously. Here's another question to ask regarding this article: "Is it the pre-morbid speed and function of the neurotransmission that is important to determine the likelihood of recovery or just the potential of reconnection itself depending on location of injury?"

Trying the website out for size!

Mary, I like what you are doing here. I look forward to next week's postings. My clinical work is done on the field (literally...In rural villages of Indonesia). I need to remember, which your site is helping me to do, that the brain IS plastic, and can continue to re-mold after devastation even after lengths of time without any intervention . I will be blogging and commenting more as I get more comfortable with this websit.