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What is a brain-damaged patient?

A brain-damaged patient is a person whose brain has been harmed by injury or disease, so it does not work in a normal way.

One common cause is a stroke, but it can also be a serious head injury or a brain tumour.

If damage to one part of the brain leads to a loss of a certain skill, scientists think that part helps control that skill.

It means different parts of the brain have different jobs, such as controlling movement, speech or vision.

Doctors can ask the patient to do simple tasks, such as moving a hand, speaking words or remembering a short list.

Brain scans can show which areas of the brain are damaged and can be compared with the skills the patient has lost.

They give real-life evidence about how the brain works, which could not be tested by doing experiments on healthy people.

The damage often affects more than one area, so it can be hard to tell exactly which part causes which change.

People’s brains and injuries are different, so what is true for one patient may not be true for all people.

Researchers must gain the patient’s consent and keep their medical and personal information private.