[Neurorehabilitation of patients after stroke and brain injury].

Cerebral vascular diseases, traumatic brain injuries are frequent causes of fatality and severe disability. A complex of measures seems to be perspective to restore the brain functions impaired due to the focal brain lesion. Main stages of the formation of neurorehabilitation as independent discipline are considered. The progress in this field and the problems that need to be resolved are analyzed. The contribution of Russian scientists (neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychologists) to the development of neurorehabilitation is highlighted.